فَرَدَّthen he charged back عَلَيهِمagainst them وَالجِيادُand the steeds كَأَنَّهاas though they were
فَرَدَّ عَلَيهِم وَالجِيادُ كَأَنَّها
قَطاًsandgrouse سارِبٌroaming يَهويswooping هُوِيَّthe swooping of المُحَجَّلِthe white-footed one
قَطاً سارِبٌ يَهوي هُوِيَّ المُحَجَّلِ
Then he charged back at them, the steeds seeming like
He charged at them, the steeds like
roaming sandgrouse, swooping as the white-footed one swoops,
A creeping cat falling headlong to the vale,
بِداراتِin the circular clearings of جُهدٍJuhd أَوor بِصاراتِon the rocky heights of جُنبُلٍJunbul
بِداراتِ جُهدٍ أَو بِصاراتِ جُنبُلٍ
إِلىtoward حَيثُwhere حَلَّتthey settled مِنfrom كَثيبٍKathīb وَعَزهَلِand ʿAzhal
إِلى حَيثُ حَلَّت مِن كَثيبٍ وَعَزهَلِ
in the circular clearings of Juhd, or on Junbul’s rocky heights,
With earnest efforts or like lightnings of spears
toward where they had settled, at Kathīb and ʿAzhal.
To where it pitched from a mound or hillock,
تَمَنّىwished الحِماسُal-Ḥimās أَنto تَزورَvisit بِلادَناour lands
تَمَنّى الحِماسُ أَن تَزورَ بِلادَنا
وَتُدرِكَand attain ثَأراًvengeance مِنfrom وَغاناour battle بِأَفكَلِat Afkal
وَتُدرِكَ ثَأراً مِن وَغانا بِأَفكَلِ
Al-Ḥimās wished to visit our lands
Zeal wished it would visit our land
and win vengeance in battle with us at Afkal.
And take vengeance on Wagan with swords.
Sol 6.1