ذاكَthat الأَميرُthe prince الذيwhose مِثلُهُhis like
ذاكَ الأَميرُ الذي مِثلُهُ
أحَقُّmost deserving وأَوْلَىand most worthy بِعَقْدِof tying الِلّواءِthe banner
أحَقُّ وأَوْلَى بِعَقْدِ الِلّواءِ
That is the prince whose like
That prince, who is most deserving
is most deserving and worthy of being entrusted with the banner.
To bear the standard of command
وإنَّكَand indeed you أفرَسُهاtheir finest horseman فَارساًas a horseman
وإنَّكَ أفرَسُها فَارساً
إذاwhen ضاقَgrew cramped بالخَيْلِwith horses صَدْرُthe breast of الفَضَاءِthe expanse
إذا ضاقَ بالخَيْلِ صَدْرُ الفَضَاءِ
And you are indeed their finest horseman
You are among horsemen the noblest knight
when the breast of the expanse grows cramped with horses,
When the battlefield is too confined for steeds
وبدَّلَتِand exchanged البِيضُthe gleaming swords أَغمادَهاtheir sheaths
وبدَّلَتِ البِيضُ أَغمادَها
بِسُودfor black النَّواصيforelocks وحُمْرِand red الدِّماءِblood
بِسُود النَّواصي وحُمْرِ الدِّماءِ
and gleaming swords exchange their sheaths
The blades have dyed their ivory sheaths
for black forelocks and crimson blood,
With dark pommel stains and crimson gore
وأَثمَرَتِand bore as fruit السُّمْرُthe brown spears هَامَthe heads of الكُماةِthe armored warriors
وأَثمَرَتِ السُّمْرُ هَامَ الكُماةِ
وعَاجَلْنَهاand they swiftly overtook them بِأَوانِwith the time of الجَناءِharvesting
وعَاجَلْنَها بِأَوانِ الجَناءِ
and brown spears bear armored warriors' heads as fruit
The slim spears made the thick mail drink
and swiftly bring harvest-time upon them,
And pressed the cure before the hurt was sure
وَشَمَّرَتِand rolled up الحَرْبُwar عَنfrom سَاقِهاher shin
وَشَمَّرَتِ الحَرْبُ عَن سَاقِها
وَقَدْwhile already سَحَبَdragged النَّقْعُthe dust فَضْلَthe trailing folds of الرِّداءِthe cloak
وَقَدْ سَحَبَ النَّقْعُ فَضْلَ الرِّداءِ
and war bares her shin,
War bared her leg and hitched her skirt
while the dust drags the trailing folds of its cloak.
And battle rent the long cloak trailing loose
ومُحمَرُّand the reddened part of بِيضِكَyour gleaming swords فَوقَabove الرُّؤوسِthe heads
ومُحمَرُّ بِيضِكَ فَوقَ الرُّؤوسِ
شَقَائقanemones قَدْalready نَبَتتْsprouted فَوقَabove مَاءِwater
شَقَائق قَدْ نَبَتتْ فَوقَ مَاءِ
And the reddened parts of your bright swords above the heads
Your flashing white sword tips above the heads
are anemones that have sprouted upon water.
Are red anemones grown in dew
Sol 6.1