حارِبينيwage war on me ياO نائِباتِmisfortunes اللَياليthe nights
حارِبيني يا نائِباتِ اللَيالي
عَنfrom يَمينيmy right وَتارَةًand at times عَنfrom شِماليmy left
عَن يَميني وَتارَةً عَن شِمالي
Wage war on me, O misfortunes of the nights,
from my right, and at times from my left.
وَاِجهَديand strive فيin عَداوَتيenmity toward me وَعِناديand opposition to me
وَاِجهَدي في عَداوَتي وَعِنادي
أَنتِyou وَاللَهِby God لَمdid not تُلِمّيyou come بِباليto my mind
أَنتِ وَاللَهِ لَم تُلِمّي بِبالي
And do your utmost to oppose and defy me;
you, by God, have not crossed my mind.
إِنَّindeed ليI have هِمَّةًa resolve أَشَدَّharder مِنَthan الصَخthe rock (word begins)
إِنَّ لي هِمَّةً أَشَدَّ مِنَ الصَخ
رِcompletion of 'rock' وَأَقوىand stronger مِنthan راسِياتِfirmly rooted الجِبالِthe mountains
رِ وَأَقوى مِن راسِياتِ الجِبالِ
Indeed, I have a resolve harder than rock
and stronger than the firmly rooted mountains;
وَسِناناًand a spearhead إِذاwhen تَعَسَّفتُI wandered blindly فيin اللَيthe night (word begins)
وَسِناناً إِذا تَعَسَّفتُ في اللَي
لِcompletion of 'night' هَدانيit guided me وَرَدَّنيand turned me back عَنfrom ضَلاليmy straying
لِ هَداني وَرَدَّني عَن ضَلالي
and a spearhead that, when I wander blindly through the night,
guides me and turns me back from going astray;
وَجَواداًand a steed ماnot سارَhe moved إِلّاexcept سَرىcoursed البَرthe lightning (word begins)
وَجَواداً ما سارَ إِلّا سَرى البَر
قُcompletion of 'lightning' وَراهُbehind him مِنِfrom اِقتِداحِstriking sparks النِعالِthe horseshoes
قُ وَراهُ مِنِ اِقتِداحِ النِعالِ
and a steed who never moves without lightning flashing
behind him, sparked by his horseshoes.
أَدهَمٌjet-black يَصدَعُhe cleaves الدُجىthe darkness بِسَوادٍwith blackness
أَدهَمٌ يَصدَعُ الدُجى بِسَوادٍ
بَينَbetween عَينَيهِhis two eyes غُرَّةٌa white blaze كَالهِلالِlike the crescent moon
بَينَ عَينَيهِ غُرَّةٌ كَالهِلالِ
Jet-black, he cleaves the darkness with his blackness;
between his eyes is a white blaze like the crescent moon.
يَفتَدينيhe ransoms me بِنَفسِهِwith his life وَأُفَدّيand I ransom
يَفتَديني بِنَفسِهِ وَأُفَدّي
هِhim بِنَفسيwith my life يَومَon the day of القِتالِbattle وَماليand my wealth
هِ بِنَفسي يَومَ القِتالِ وَمالي
He ransoms me with his life, and I ransom
him with my life and wealth on the day of battle.
وَإِذاand when قامَopened سوقُthe market حَربِwar العَواليthe long spears
وَإِذا قامَ سوقُ حَربِ العَوالي
وَتَلَظّىand blazed بِالمُرهِفاتِwith keen-edged blades الصِقالِpolished
وَتَلَظّى بِالمُرهِفاتِ الصِقالِ
And when the market of spear-war opens
and blazes with keen-edged, polished blades,
كُنتُI was دَلّالَهاits broker وَكانَand was سِنانيmy spearhead
كُنتُ دَلّالَها وَكانَ سِناني
تاجِراًa merchant يَشتَريbuying النُفوسَlives الغَواليprecious
تاجِراً يَشتَري النُفوسَ الغَوالي
I am its broker, and my spearhead is
a merchant buying precious lives.
ياO سِباعَbeasts of prey الفَلاthe wilderness إِذاwhen اِشتَعَلَblazed الحَرwar (word begins)
يا سِباعَ الفَلا إِذا اِشتَعَلَ الحَر
بُcompletion of 'war' اِتبَعينيfollow me مِنَfrom القِفارِthe wastelands الخَواليempty
بُ اِتبَعيني مِنَ القِفارِ الخَوالي
O beasts of prey of the wilderness, when war blazes,
follow me from the empty wastelands.
اِتبَعينيfollow me تَرَيyou will see دِماءَthe blood الأَعاديof the enemies
اِتبَعيني تَرَي دِماءَ الأَعادي
سائِلاتٍflowing بَينَbetween الرُبىthe hills وَالرِمالِand the sands
سائِلاتٍ بَينَ الرُبى وَالرِمالِ
Follow me: you will see the blood of foes
flowing between the hills and sands.
ثُمَّthen عوديreturn مِنfrom بَعدِafter ذاthat وَاِشكُرينيand thank me
ثُمَّ عودي مِن بَعدِ ذا وَاِشكُريني
وَاِذكُريand recount ماwhat رَأَيتِهِyou saw it مِنof فِعاليmy deeds
وَاِذكُري ما رَأَيتِهِ مِن فِعالي
Then return after that, and thank me,
and recount what you saw of my deeds.
وَخُذيand take مِنfrom جَماجِمِthe skulls القَومِof the men قوتاًsustenance
وَخُذي مِن جَماجِمِ القَومِ قوتاً
لِبَنيكِfor your offspring الصِغارِlittle وَالأَشبالِand the cubs
لِبَنيكِ الصِغارِ وَالأَشبالِ
And take sustenance from the men's skulls
for your little ones and cubs.
Sol 6.1