أَلاtake heed فَاِعلَمso know أَبَيتَmay you shun اللَعنَthe curse أَنّاthat we
أَلا فَاِعلَم أَبَيتَ اللَعنَ أَنّا
عَلىwith عَمدٍdeliberate intent سَنَأتيwe shall do ماwhat نُريدُwe desire
عَلى عَمدٍ سَنَأتي ما نُريدُ
Take heed, then, and know—may you be spared curses—that we
will deliberately do what we desire.
تَعَلَّمknow أَنَّthat مَحمَلَنَاour burden ثَقيلٌheavy
تَعَلَّم أَنَّ مَحمَلَنَا ثَقيلٌ
وَأنَّand that زِنادَfire-steel كُبَّتِناour massed host شَديدُfierce
وَأنَّ زِنادَ كُبَّتِنا شَديدُ
Know that our burden is heavy,
and that our host's fire-steel is fierce,
وَأَنّاand that we لَيسَthere is no حَيٌّtribe مِنamong مَعَدٍّMaʿadd
وَأَنّا لَيسَ حَيٌّ مِن مَعَدٍّ
يُوازيناmatches us إِذاwhen لُبِسَis donned الحَديدُiron armor
يُوازينا إِذا لُبِسَ الحَديدُ
and that no tribe of Maʿadd
can match us when iron is donned.
Sol 6.1