إِذاwhen ماemphatic particle اِقتَحَمتَyou plunged into الوَغىthe battle دارِعاًclad in armor
إِذا ما اِقتَحَمتَ الوَغى دارِعاً
وَقَنَّعتَand you covered وَجهَكَyour face بالمِغفَرِwith the mail hood
وَقَنَّعتَ وَجهَكَ بالمِغفَرِ
When you plunge into battle clad in armor,
When you charge into the fray fully armored
and cover your face with a mail hood,
And shield your face with forgiveness,
حَسِبناwe thought مُحَيّاكَyour countenance شَمسَthe sun الضُحىof midmorning
حَسِبنا مُحَيّاكَ شَمسَ الضُحى
عَلَيهاupon it سَحابٌa cloud مِنof العَنبَرِambergris
عَلَيها سَحابٌ مِن العَنبَرِ
we take your countenance for the midmorning sun,
It is enough for us that your face is the morning sun
with a cloud of ambergris upon it.
Veiled behind clouds of ambergris.
Sol 6.1