هَذاthis لَكُمfor you مِنَfrom الغُلامِthe youth الغالِبيof Ghalib’s line
هَذا لَكُم مِنَ الغُلامِ الغالِبي
مِنof ضَربِstriking صِدقٍtruth; sincerity وَقَضاءِand fulfillment of الوَاجِبِthe duty
مِن ضَربِ صِدقٍ وَقَضاءِ الوَاجِبِ
This is for you from the Ghalibi youth:
This is from the victorious youth
This is your due from the Ghalibi youth,
True blows and the fulfillment of duty,
Of true courage and duty's decree,
A strike of truth that fulfills the duty,
وَفالِقِand a cleaver of الهَاماتِthe heads وَالمَناكِبِand the shoulders
وَفالِقِ الهَاماتِ وَالمَناكِبِ
أَحميI protect بِهِwith it قَماقِمَchieftains الكَتائِبِthe battalions
أَحمي بِهِ قَماقِمَ الكَتائِبِ
And a cleaver of heads and shoulders;
The cleaver of stout necks and shoulders,
Cleaving through skulls and shoulders alike,
With it I protect the chieftains of the battalions.
With it I defend ranks of brave men.
With which I defend the commanders of the battalions.
Sol 6.1