لَكَto You الحَمدُpraise مِنfrom بعدِafter السُيوفthe swords كُبولُfetters
لَكَ الحَمدُ مِن بعدِ السُيوف كُبولُ
بِساقيَّupon my two legs مِنهاfrom them فيin السُجونthe prisons حُجولُanklets
بِساقيَّ مِنها في السُجون حُجولُ
Praise be to You! After swords come fetters;
on my legs in prison are anklets made of them.
وَكُنّاand we used to إِذاwhenever حانَتfell due لِحَربٍfor war فَريضَةٌa prescribed duty
وَكُنّا إِذا حانَت لِحَربٍ فَريضَةٌ
وَنادَتand called out بِأَوقاتِat the times of الصَلاةprayer طُبولُdrums
وَنادَت بِأَوقاتِ الصَلاة طُبولُ
And we, whenever war's prescribed duty fell due,
and drums proclaimed the hours of prayer,
شَهِدناwe attended فَكَبَّرناthen we cried 'God is greatest!' فَظَلَّتthen kept سُيوفُناour swords
شَهِدنا فَكَبَّرنا فَظَلَّت سُيوفُنا
تُصَلّيpraying بِهاماتِupon the heads of العِدىthe foes فَتُطيلُand so prolonging
تُصَلّي بِهاماتِ العِدى فَتُطيلُ
would attend and cry 'God is greatest!'; our swords would keep
praying upon the heads of foes, prolonging
سُجودٌprostration عَلىon إِثرِthe heels of الرُكوعِbowing مُتابَعٌrepeated in succession
سُجودٌ عَلى إِثرِ الرُكوعِ مُتابَعٌ
هُناكَthere بِأَرواحِwith the souls of الكُماةِthe armored warriors تَسيلُstreaming
هُناكَ بِأَرواحِ الكُماةِ تَسيلُ
prostration after bowing, time and again,
there streaming with the souls of armored warriors.
Sol 6.1