إِذاif خَصميmy adversary تَقاضانيdemands repayment from me بِدَينِfor a debt
إِذا خَصمي تَقاضاني بِدَينِ
قَضَيتُI repaid الدَينَthe debt بِالرُمحِwith the spear الرُدَينيRudayni
قَضَيتُ الدَينَ بِالرُمحِ الرُدَيني
If my adversary demands repayment of a debt,
When my opponents demand a debt from me,
I repay the debt with a Rudayni spear.
I repay the debt with my long, slender spear.
وَحَدُّand the edge السَيفِof the sword يُرضيناsatisfies us جَميعاًall
وَحَدُّ السَيفِ يُرضينا جَميعاً
وَيَحكُمُand judges بَينَكُمbetween you عَدلاًjustly وَبَينيand between me
وَيَحكُمُ بَينَكُم عَدلاً وَبَيني
And the sword's edge satisfies us all,
The edge of my sword satisfies us all,
And judges justly between you and me.
And judges fairly between you and me.
جَهِلتُمyou did not know ياO بَنيsons of الأَنذالِscoundrels قَدريmy worth
جَهِلتُم يا بَني الأَنذالِ قَدري
وَقَدand already عَرَفَتهُhave recognized it أَهلُthe people of الخافِقينَEast and West
وَقَد عَرَفَتهُ أَهلُ الخافِقينَ
You did not know my worth, you sons of scoundrels,
You ignoble people do not know my worth,
Yet the people of East and West have recognized it.
Though the heroic know it well.
وَماand not هَدَمَتhas demolished يَدُthe hand of الحِدثانِtime's calamities رُكنيmy pillar
وَما هَدَمَت يَدُ الحِدثانِ رُكني
وَلاand not اِمتَدَّتhave reached out إِلَيَّtoward me بَنانُthe fingers of حَينيmy doom
وَلا اِمتَدَّت إِلَيَّ بَنانُ حَيني
The hand of time's calamities has not shattered my pillar,
No youngster has demolished my pillar,
Nor have the fingers of my doom reached out to me.
Nor has old age reached out to my prime.
عَلَوتُI rose بِصارِميwith my keen sword وَسِنانِand the point of رُمحيmy spear
عَلَوتُ بِصارِمي وَسِنانِ رُمحي
عَلىabove أُفقِthe horizon of السُهاSuha وَالفَرقَدَينِand the two Farqad stars
عَلى أُفقِ السُها وَالفَرقَدَينِ
I rose with my keen sword and my spear's point
With my sword and the tips of my spears
Above the horizon of Suha and the two Farqad stars.
I rose above the horizon of Suhā and Farqadayn.
وَغادَرتُand I left المُبارِزَthe duelist وَسطَamid قَفرٍa wasteland
وَغادَرتُ المُبارِزَ وَسطَ قَفرٍ
يُعَفِّرُrubs in dust خَدَّهُhis cheek وَالعارِضينَand both sides of the face
يُعَفِّرُ خَدَّهُ وَالعارِضينَ
And I left the duelist amid a wasteland,
I left my challenger in the middle of the desert,
Rubbing his cheek and both sides of his face in the dust.
Smudging his cheek and his companions.
وَكَمand how many مِنof فارِسٍa horseman أَضحىhas become بِسَيفيby my sword
وَكَم مِن فارِسٍ أَضحى بِسَيفي
هَشيمَshattered الرَأسِthe head مَخضوبَstained اليَدَينِboth hands
هَشيمَ الرَأسِ مَخضوبَ اليَدَينِ
And how many a horseman has my sword left
And how many horsemen by my sword
With his head shattered and both hands stained with blood!
Became severed heads with bloody hands.
يَحومُcircle عَلَيهِover him عِقبانُeagles of المَناياdeath
يَحومُ عَلَيهِ عِقبانُ المَنايا
وَتَحجُلُand hop حَولَهُaround him غِربانُravens of بَينِparting
وَتَحجُلُ حَولَهُ غِربانُ بَينِ
The eagles of death circle over him,
Vultures of death hover above them
And ravens of parting hop around him.
And ravens gather around them.
وَآخَرُand another هارِبٌfleeing مِنfrom هَولِthe terror of شَخصيmy presence
وَآخَرُ هارِبٌ مِن هَولِ شَخصي
وَقَدand already أَجرىhas made flow دُموعَthe tears of المُقلَتَينِboth eyes
وَقَد أَجرى دُموعَ المُقلَتَينِ
And another flees from the terror of my presence,
Another escapes, horrified by my person,
Having already let tears flow from both his eyes.
His tears flowing copiously.
وَسَوفَand will أُبيدُI annihilate جَمعَكُمُyour host بِصَبريthrough my steadfastness
وَسَوفَ أُبيدُ جَمعَكُمُ بِصَبري
وَيَطفاand is quenched لاعِجيmy inner fire وَتَقَرُّand finds solace عَينيmy eye
وَيَطفا لاعِجي وَتَقَرُّ عَيني
And I shall annihilate your host through my steadfastness,
Soon I will destroy all of you with my patience,
And my inner fire will be quenched, and my eye will find solace.
My banner will be raised and my eye soothed.
Sol 6.1