سَليask ياO عَبلَةُAbla الجَبَلَينِthe two mountains عَنّاabout us
سَلي يا عَبلَةُ الجَبَلَينِ عَنّا
وَماand what لاقَتsuffered بَنوthe sons of الأَعجامِthe non-Arabs مِنّاfrom us
وَما لاقَت بَنو الأَعجامِ مِنّا
Ask the two mountains about us, O Abla,
And what the sons of the non-Arabs suffered at our hands.
أَبَدناwe annihilated جَمعَهُمtheir host لَمّاwhen أَتَوناthey came to us
أَبَدنا جَمعَهُم لَمّا أَتَونا
تَموجُsurge مَواكِبٌcolumns إِنساًhumans وَجِنّاand jinn
تَموجُ مَواكِبٌ إِنساً وَجِنّا
We annihilated their host when they came to us,
Their columns surging with men and jinn.
وَرامواand they sought أَكلَناto devour us مِنfrom غَيرِother than جوعٍhunger
وَراموا أَكلَنا مِن غَيرِ جوعٍ
فَأَشبَعناهُمُso we sated them ضَرباًblows وَطَعناand thrusts
فَأَشبَعناهُمُ ضَرباً وَطَعنا
And they sought to devour us without hunger,
So we sated them with blows and thrusts.
ضَرَبناهُمwe struck them بِبيضٍwith white swords مُرهَفاتٍkeen-edged
ضَرَبناهُم بِبيضٍ مُرهَفاتٍ
تَقُدُّcleave جُسومَهُمtheir bodies ظَهراًback وَبَطناand belly
تَقُدُّ جُسومَهُم ظَهراً وَبَطنا
We struck them with white, keen-edged swords,
That cleave their bodies, back and belly.
وَفَرَّقناand we scattered المَواكِبَthe troops عَنaway from نِساءٍwomen
وَفَرَّقنا المَواكِبَ عَن نِساءٍ
يَزِدنَthey surpass عَلىabove نِساءِthe women of الأَرضِthe earth حُسناin beauty
يَزِدنَ عَلى نِساءِ الأَرضِ حُسنا
And we scattered the troops away from women
Who surpass the women of the earth in beauty.
وَكَمand many مِنof سَيِّدٍa chief أَضحىbecame بِسَيفيby my sword
وَكَم مِن سَيِّدٍ أَضحى بِسَيفي
خَضيبَdyed الراحَتَينِboth palms بِغَيرِwithout حِنّاhenna
خَضيبَ الراحَتَينِ بِغَيرِ حِنّا
And many a chief, by my sword, became
Dyed on both palms, but not with henna.
وَكَمand many بَطَلٍa hero تَرَكتُI left نِساهُhis women تَبكيweeping
وَكَم بَطَلٍ تَرَكتُ نِساهُ تَبكي
يُرَدِّدنَthey repeat النُواحَthe lament عَلَيهِover him حُزناin grief
يُرَدِّدنَ النُواحَ عَلَيهِ حُزنا
And many a hero's women I left weeping,
Repeating their lament for him in grief.
وَحَجّارٌand Hajjar رَأىsaw طَعنيmy thrusts فَنادىso he cried out
وَحَجّارٌ رَأى طَعني فَنادى
تَأَنّىslow down ياO اِبنَson of شَدّادٍShaddad تَأَنّىslow down
تَأَنّى يا اِبنَ شَدّادٍ تَأَنّى
And Hajjar saw my thrusts, then cried out:
Slow down, O son of Shaddad, slow down!
خُلِقتُI was created مِنَthan الجِبالِthe mountains أَشَدَّstronger قَلباًin heart
خُلِقتُ مِنَ الجِبالِ أَشَدَّ قَلباً
وَقَدand may تَفنىperish الجِبالُthe mountains وَلَستُbut I do not أَفنىperish
وَقَد تَفنى الجِبالُ وَلَستُ أَفنى
I was created stronger of heart than the mountains,
And the mountains may perish, but I do not perish.
أَناI الحِصنُthe fortress المَشيدُlofty لِآلِfor the house of عَبسٍAbs
أَنا الحِصنُ المَشيدُ لِآلِ عَبسٍ
إِذاwhen ما(emphasis) شادَتِraised الأَبطالُthe heroes حِصناa fortress
إِذا ما شادَتِ الأَبطالُ حِصنا
I am the lofty fortress of the house of Abs,
Whenever heroes raise a fortress.
شَبيهُlike اللَيلِthe night لَونيmy color غَيرَexcept أَنّيthat I
شَبيهُ اللَيلِ لَوني غَيرَ أَنّي
بِفِعليthrough my deeds مِنthan بَياضِthe whiteness of الصُبحِdawn أَسنىmore radiant
بِفِعلي مِن بَياضِ الصُبحِ أَسنى
My color is like the night, yet I
Am, in my deeds, more radiant than the whiteness of dawn.
جَواديmy steed نِسبَتيmy lineage وَأَبيand my father وَأُمّيand my mother
جَوادي نِسبَتي وَأَبي وَأُمّي
حُساميmy sword وَالسِنانُand the spearhead إِذاwhen اِنتَسَبناwe declare our descent
حُسامي وَالسِنانُ إِذا اِنتَسَبنا
My steed is my lineage, and my father and my mother
Are my sword and the spearhead, when we declare our descent.
Sol 6.1