وَمِنكُمand among you بُدورٌfull moons فيin يَدَيهاtheir two hands كَواكِبٌstars
وَمِنكُم بُدورٌ في يَدَيها كَواكِبٌ
مِنَof البيضِthe gleaming swords فيin سُحبِclouds العَجاجِbattle-dust رَواجِمُpelting
مِنَ البيضِ في سُحبِ العَجاجِ رَواجِمُ
And among you are full moons, with stars in their hands—
Among you are full moons whose hands hold stars
of gleaming swords, pelting amid clouds of battle-dust.
Of white in the clouds of honored litters
تَوَشَّتadorned themselves رِياضُmeadows الأَرضِthe earth بُشرىglad tidings بِمُلكِكُمof your rule
تَوَشَّت رِياضُ الأَرضِ بُشرى بِمُلكِكُم
وَقَدand indeed رَقَصَتdanced فيهاin them الغُصونُthe branches النَواعِمُtender
وَقَد رَقَصَت فيها الغُصونُ النَواعِمُ
The earth's meadows adorned themselves at the glad news of your rule,
The gardens of earth gladdened with your reign
and the tender branches danced within them.
And the soft branches danced with glee
وَقَدand indeed صَفَّقَتclapped مِمّاbecause of how طَرِبنَthey rejoiced جَداوِلٌstreams
وَقَد صَفَّقَت مِمّا طَرِبنَ جَداوِلٌ
وَقَدand indeed غَرَّدَتwarbled بِالحَمدِwith praise فيكُمof you حَمائِمُdoves
وَقَد غَرَّدَت بِالحَمدِ فيكُم حَمائِمُ
And streams clapped in their delight,
The streams clapped with joy for your sake
and doves warbled in praise of you.
And the doves cooed praises for you
سَرَيتُمyou traveled by night إِلَيناto us وَالنُجومُwhile the stars غَوافِلٌheedless
سَرَيتُم إِلَينا وَالنُجومُ غَوافِلٌ
عَلىin غَفلَةٍunawareness وَالحادِثاتُwhile calamities نَوائِمُasleep
عَلى غَفلَةٍ وَالحادِثاتُ نَوائِمُ
You came to us by night, while the stars were heedless,
You came to us while the stars slumbered
by surprise, while calamities lay asleep.
Oblivious, and events were asleep
أُرَىI am seen مُخبِراًreporting عَنهاabout it كَأَنّيas though I مُخَبَّرٌbeing informed
أُرَى مُخبِراً عَنها كَأَنّي مُخَبَّرٌ
وَمُستَيقِظاًand awake فيهاamid it كَأَنِّيَas though I نائِمُasleep
وَمُستَيقِظاً فيها كَأَنِّيَ نائِمُ
I am seen recounting it, as though I were being told of it,
I see myself informing of them as if I were informed
and awake amid it, as though I were asleep.
And waking among them as if I were sleeping
وَطِرتُمand you flew إِلَيهاto it وَالصِفاحُand the sword blades كَأَنَّهاas though they
وَطِرتُم إِلَيها وَالصِفاحُ كَأَنَّها
خَوافٍsecondary flight feathers وَقاماتُand the tall shafts الرِماحِof spears قَوادِمُprimary flight feathers
خَوافٍ وَقاماتُ الرِماحِ قَوادِمُ
And you flew to it, the sword blades as though they were
You flew to it while the morn seemed
secondary flight feathers, and the spears' tall shafts primary feathers.
Frightened, and the lances of spears arriving
وَتُزجيand urge onward الكُماةُthe armored warriors الكُمتَthe bay steeds طالِبَةَseeking العِدىthe foes
وَتُزجي الكُماةُ الكُمتَ طالِبَةَ العِدى
فَياso, oh لَصَقورٍwhat falcons فَوقَهُنَّabove them ضَراغِمُlions
فَيا لَصَقورٍ فَوقَهُنَّ ضَراغِمُ
And the armored warriors urge the bay steeds onward in pursuit of foes—
The protected tribe seeks vengeance on the enemy
ah, what falcons, with lions upon them!
Oh hawks above them angry and scowling
Sol 6.1