Sol 6.1

  1. جَزى اللَهُ إِبراهيمَ عَن أَهلِ مِصرِهِ

    جَزاءَ اِمرِئٍ عَن وِجهَةِ الحَقِّ ناكِبِ

    May God requite Ibrahim on behalf of his city's people,

    with the recompense of a man who turns aside from the path of truth.

  2. سَما بِالقَنا مِن أَرضِ ساباطَ مُرقِلاً

    إِلى المَوتِ إرِقالَ الجِمالِ المَصاعِبِ

    He advanced with spears from the land of Sabat, hastening

    toward death at the swift trot of unbroken camels.

  3. فَصَبَّ عَلى الأَحياءِ مِن صَوبِ وَدقِهِ

    شَآبيبَ مَوتٍ عُقِّبَت بِالخَرائِبِ

    Then upon the clans he poured, from his driving rain,

    showers of death, followed by devastation.

  4. فَأَضحى اِبنُ رِبعِيٍّ قَتيلاً مُجَدَّلاً

    كَأَن لَم يُقاتِل مَرَّةً وَيُحارِبِ

    Then Ibn Rib‘i lay slain, felled to the ground,

    as though he had never once fought or waged war.

  5. فَأَمّا أَبو إِسحاقَ فَاِنصاعَ سائِراً

    إِلى عَسكَرَيهِم بِالقَنا وَالكَتائِبِ

    As for Abu Ishaq, he turned and marched

    toward their two armies with spears and battalions.

  6. فَلَمّا اِلتَقَينا بِالسَبيعِ وَأَنسَلوا

    إِلَينا ضَربَنا هامَهُم بِالقَواضِبِ

    Then, when we met at al-Sabi‘ and they rushed

    toward us, we struck their heads with sharp swords.

  7. فَما راعَنا إِلّا شِبامٌ تَحُسُّنا

    بِأَسيافِها لا أُسقِيَت صَوبَ هاضِبِ

    Nothing startled us then but Shibam, cutting us down

    with its swords—may no rain cloud's downpour ever water it!

  8. فَقُتِّلَ مِن أَشرافِنا مَحالِهِم

    عَصائِبُ مِنهُم أُردِفَت بِعَصائِبِ

    Then some of our nobles were slaughtered at their camps—

    bands of them, each followed by another band.

  9. فَكَم مِن كَمِيٍّ قَد أَبارَت سُيوفُهُم

    إِلى اللَهِ أَشكو رُزءَ تِلكَ المَصائِبِ

    And how many an armored warrior their swords have slain!

    To God I lament the loss those calamities brought.

  10. أَيَقتُلُنا المُختارُ ظُلماً بِكُفرِهِ

    فَيا لَكَ دَهراً مُرصِداً بِالعَجائِبِ

    Does al-Mukhtar kill us unjustly out of his unbelief?

    Ah, what an age you are, lying in wait with wonders!