بِمَناقِبٍwith noble deeds بيضٍbright كَأَنَّas though وُجوهَهاtheir faces
بِمَناقِبٍ بيضٍ كَأَنَّ وُجوهَها
زُهرٌbright stars قُبَيلَjust before تَرَجُّلِthe ascent of الشَمسِthe sun
زُهرٌ قُبَيلَ تَرَجُّلِ الشَمسِ
With shining deeds of honor, as though their faces
Were bright stars just before the sun's ascent.
رَفّواthey swarmed كَمُنتَشِرِlike scattered الجَرادِlocusts هَوَتswooped down
رَفّوا كَمُنتَشِرِ الجَرادِ هَوَت
لِلبَطنِinto the valley فيin دِرعٍmail armor وَفيand with تُرسِa shield
لِلبَطنِ في دِرعٍ وَفي تُرسِ
They swarmed like scattered locusts swooping down
Into the valley, clad in mail and bearing shields.
وَكَأَنَّهاand as though it إِقبالُthe advance of غادِيَةٍa morning raincloud
وَكَأَنَّها إِقبالُ غادِيَةٍ
حَطَّتdescended إِلىtoward إِقِلٍIqil مِنَfrom الحَبسِal-Habs
حَطَّت إِلى إِقِلٍ مِنَ الحَبسِ
And it resembled the advance of a morning raincloud
That descended toward Iqil from al-Habs.
Sol 6.1