فَجاءَوا بِفَأسٍ ذاتَ خَلفين مَكَّنَت

فَجاءَوا بِفَأسٍ ذاتَ خَلفين مَكَّنَت

لَهُ قامَةً أَو قامَتَينِ قُدومُها

لَهُ قامَةً أَو قامَتَينِ قُدومُها

So they brought an axe with two cutting ends, which made room

They brought an axe with a double blade that empowered

for him a man's height deep, or two, with its adze.

Its wielder with one or two strides as it came forth