وَاليَومُand the day مِنfrom غَسَقِthe darkness of العَجاجَةِthe dust cloud لَيلَةًa night
وَاليَومُ مِن غَسَقِ العَجاجَةِ لَيلَةً
وَالكرُّand the charge يَخرُقُrends سَجفَهاits veil المَمدوداoutstretched
وَالكرُّ يَخرُقُ سَجفَها المَمدودا
And day is night in the dust cloud's darkness,
The day now from the dusk of battle night
And the charge rends its outstretched veil.
And darkness rends its outstretched canopy
وَعَلىand upon الصِفاحِthe sword-blades مِنَfrom الكِفاحِcombat وَصِدقِهِand its earnestness
وَعَلى الصِفاحِ مِنَ الكِفاحِ وَصِدقِهِ
رَوعٌterror أَحالَturned بَياضَهاtheir whiteness تَوريداa rosy hue
رَوعٌ أَحالَ بَياضَها تَوريدا
And on the sword-blades, from combat and its earnestness,
And on the plains, from strife and truthfulness
terror turned their whiteness rose-red.
Terror made its whiteness turn to redness
وَالطَعنُand spear-thrusts يَغتَصِبُrob الجِيادَthe steeds شِياتَهاtheir markings
وَالطَعنُ يَغتَصِبُ الجِيادَ شِياتَها
وَالضَربُand blows يَقدَحُstrike sparks فيin التَريكِthe helmets وَقوداfire
وَالضَربُ يَقدَحُ في التَريكِ وَقودا
And spear-thrusts rob the steeds of their markings,
And the thrust robs the steeds of their vigor
And blows kindle fire in the helmets.
And the blow sparks flames in the armor’s fuel
وَعَلىand over النُفوسِthe souls مِنَfrom الحَمامِdeath طَلائِعٌadvance guards
وَعَلى النُفوسِ مِنَ الحَمامِ طَلائِعٌ
وَالخَوفُand fear يَنشُدُseeks صَبرَهاtheir fortitude المَفقوداlost
وَالخَوفُ يَنشُدُ صَبرَها المَفقودا
And over souls are death's advance guards,
And to the souls, from the battle, outriders
And fear seeks their lost fortitude.
And fear recites their lost composure
وَقَدand indeed اِستَحالَhas become البَرُّthe land بَحراًa sea وَالضُحىand midmorning
وَقَد اِستَحالَ البَرُّ بَحراً وَالضُحى
لَيلاًnight وَمُنخَرِقُand the open expanse الفَضاءِof space حَديداiron
لَيلاً وَمُنخَرِقُ الفَضاءِ حَديدا
And land has turned to sea, and midmorning
The land transformed to sea and dawn to night
to night, and the open expanse of space to iron.
The firmament now ripped with iron searing
وَأَجَلّand the greatest ماwhat عِندَavailable to الفَوارِسِthe horsemen حَثُّهاtheir urging
وَأَجَلّ ما عِندَ الفَوارِسِ حَثُّها
فيin طاعَةِobedience to الهَربِflight الجِيادthe steeds القوداlong-necked
في طاعَةِ الهَربِ الجِياد القودا
And the best the horsemen could do was spur
And the cavaliers hasten their steeds the most
the long-necked steeds, in obedience to flight.
To obey the flight, leading the mounts ahead
حَتّىuntil إِذاwhen ماemphatic particle فارَقَparted from الرَأيَjudgment الهَوىdesire
حَتّى إِذا ما فارَقَ الرَأيَ الهَوى
وَغَداand became اليَقينُcertainty عَلىagainst الظُنونِconjectures شَهيداa witness
وَغَدا اليَقينُ عَلى الظُنونِ شَهيدا
Until, when desire parted from judgment,
Until the passion left wisdom behind
and certainty became a witness against conjectures,
And certainty laid doubts down slain
لَمdid not يَغُنِavail غَيرُother than أَبيAbu شُجاعٍShujaʿ وَالعُلاand glory
لَم يَغُنِ غَيرُ أَبي شُجاعٍ وَالعُلا
عَنهُabout him تُناجيwhispers to النَصرَvictory وَالتَأييداand aid
عَنهُ تُناجي النَصرَ وَالتَأييدا
none but Abu Shujaʿ availed, while glory
None can avail but Abu Shuja and his fame
whispers of him to victory and aid.
To gain victory and Divine support
Sol 6.1