إِذاif أَرعَدواthey thundered يَوماًone day لَناat us بِوَعيدِهِمwith their threats
إِذا أَرعَدوا يَوماً لَنا بِوَعيدِهِم
عَلىat النَأيِa distance أَبرَقناwe flashed لَهُمat them بِالصَوارِمِwith keen-edged swords
عَلى النَأيِ أَبرَقنا لَهُم بِالصَوارِمِ
If one day they thundered their threats at us,
When they one day thunder at us with their threats
from afar, we flashed keen-edged swords at them.
From afar we flash at them with the swords
وَيَوماًand one day عَلىat الأَهوازِal-Ahwaz كانَتwere جِيادُهُhis steeds
وَيَوماً عَلى الأَهوازِ كانَت جِيادُهُ
تُوَدَّجُhave their jugulars severed فيin لَبّاتِهاtheir throat-hollows بِاللَهاذِمِwith keen spearheads
تُوَدَّجُ في لَبّاتِها بِاللَهاذِمِ
And one day at al-Ahwaz, his steeds were
And one day at Al-Ahwaz their steeds
having their jugulars severed at their throat-hollows by keen spearheads.
Were buried in their skulls by the piercing blades
قَضىfulfilled وَطَراًa desire مِنهاfrom them الحِمامُdeath وَماyet not اِشتَفىwas sated
قَضى وَطَراً مِنها الحِمامُ وَما اِشتَفى
حُسامُكَyour keen-edged sword فيهِin it مِنfrom قِراعِstriking الجَماجِمِskulls
حُسامُكَ فيهِ مِن قِراعِ الجَماجِمِ
Death had its fill of them, yet still unsated was
The pigeons had their fill of them but not
your sword there, for all its blows against skulls.
Your sword from the clashing of skulls
Sol 6.1