نازلْتُI confronted in combat همِّيmy sorrow وهوand it was فارسُa knight of بُهْمةٍfierce battle
نازلْتُ همِّي وهو فارسُ بُهْمةٍ
فَهَزَمْتُهُso I defeated it بتَتامِشِwith Tatāmish بنson of قَماجِQamāj
فَهَزَمْتُهُ بتَتامِشِ بن قَماجِ
I faced my sorrow in combat, a knight of fierce battle;
And routed it with Tatāmish ibn Qamāj—
بعلاءِwith the glory of دينthe faith of اللّهGod والنَّدْبِand the gallant man الذيwho
بعلاءِ دين اللّه والنَّدْبِ الذي
ماnot زالَceased منْof شَرفٍhonor علىon مِنْهاجِa path
ما زالَ منْ شَرفٍ على مِنْهاجِ
With the glory of God's faith, and the gallant man who
Has ever followed the path of honor;
بأغَرَّwith a radiant one كَرَّارٍever charging إذاwhen اشْتَجرclashed القَناthe spears
بأغَرَّ كَرَّارٍ إذا اشْتَجر القَنا
سارٍjourneying by night إلىtoward كَسْبِattaining العُلىlofty glory مِدْلاجِa tireless night-traveler
سارٍ إلى كَسْبِ العُلى مِدْلاجِ
With a radiant warrior, ever charging when spears clash,
Journeying by night to win lofty glory, tireless in his night marches.
زُرَّتْwere buttoned يَلامِقُهُhis robes علىover طوْدa mountain of النُّهىwisdom
زُرَّتْ يَلامِقُهُ على طوْد النُّهى
وعلىand over خَضَمٍّa vast sea فيin النَّدىgenerosity عَجَّاجِsurging
وعلى خَضَمٍّ في النَّدى عَجَّاجِ
His robes are buttoned over a mountain of wisdom,
And over a vast sea, surging with generosity.
بطلٌa hero وَقاحُbold of السيفsword وهوand he is لنُبْلِهfor his nobility
بطلٌ وَقاحُ السيف وهو لنُبْلِه
وحَيائهِand his modesty أبَداًalways بطَرْفٍwith a gaze ساجِtranquil
وحَيائهِ أبَداً بطَرْفٍ ساجِ
A hero whose sword is bold, yet, for his nobility
And his modesty, his gaze is ever tranquil.
Sol 6.1