سَيفُthe sword لحاظَglances اَلطونَباAltunba
سَيفُ لحاظَ اَلطونَبا
عَنfrom قَتلِkilling مِثليone like me ماnot نَباrecoiled
عَن قَتلِ مِثلي ما نَبا
The sword of Altunba's glances
The sword of mulberry wood
has never recoiled from slaying one like me.
Cares not for killing the likes of me
أَحسَنُthe fairest مَنof those who نَكَّسَtilted downward شُرshurbush cap (first part)
أَحسَنُ مَن نَكَّسَ شُر
بوشاًshurbush cap (second part) وَمَنand of those who شَدَّfastened قَباa robe
بوشاً وَمَن شَدَّ قَبا
The fairest of those who tilt a shur-
Better is he who withdraws from evil
bush cap, and of those who fasten a robe.
In shame, and he who holds fast his mantle
أُعيذُI seek protection for ذاthis التُركِيَّthe Turk مِنfrom
أُعيذُ ذا التُركِيَّ مِن
غاسِقِthe darkness of لَيلٍa night وَقباhas fallen
غاسِقِ لَيلٍ وَقبا
I seek protection for this Turk from
I seek refuge for him of Turkish descent
the darkness of a night that has fallen.
From the darkness of night and tombs
Sol 6.1