هَلis there مَعشَرٌa people فيamong الناسِhumankind أَفضَلُfiner مَشهَدٍa showing in battle
هَل مَعشَرٌ في الناسِ أَفضَلُ مَشهَدٍ
وَأَكرَمُand nobler مِنthan قَوميmy people عَلىat كُلِّevery مَرقَبِlookout
وَأَكرَمُ مِن قَومي عَلى كُلِّ مَرقَبِ
Is there a people among men finer in battle,
Is there a people nobler than my folk
and nobler than my people at every lookout,
At every watch, on the best gaze?
وَاركَبُand more adept at riding بِالجَردِon sleek steeds الجِيادِnoble, swift عَلىdespite الوَجىhoof-soreness
وَاركَبُ بِالجَردِ الجِيادِ عَلى الوَجى
صُدورَfronts القَناof lances مِنfrom بَينِamong عادٍa charging one وَمُلهِبِand a swift-running one
صُدورَ القَنا مِن بَينِ عادٍ وَمُلهِبِ
and better at riding sleek, noble steeds despite sore hooves,
Riding swift steeds through the plains
into lance-points, among charging and swift-running mounts,
With chests as hard as cast iron
وَاِركَبُand more adept at riding للموجupon the waves الذيwhich فيin اصطفاقهtheir clashing
وَاِركَبُ للموج الذي في اصطفاقه
غَبوقُan evening draught المَناياof death عَنfrom مُتونٍbacks وَمَنكِبِand a shoulder
غَبوقُ المَنايا عَن مُتونٍ وَمَنكِبِ
and better at riding the waves, in whose clashing
Riding the waves whose spray is the death
is death’s evening draught, from backs and shoulders,
Of those thrown from their mounts
وحوصاand narrow-eyed ones بزوّراbroad-chested ones (uncertain form) كأنas though متونهits backs
وحوصا بزوّرا كأن متونه
مِنَfrom المَكِّsucking حُلّابٌmilkers وَلَيسَand is not بِحَلَّبِmilk-giving (uncertain form)
مِنَ المَكِّ حُلّابٌ وَلَيسَ بِحَلَّبِ
and narrow-eyed, broad-chested ones, as though its backs
With stallions purebred like swords forged
from sucking were milkers, though not milk-givers?
In Mecca, unmatched in temper
لَهاthey have شَجنٌsorrow فيin كُلِّevery دَهرٍage مُجَرِّبِtesting
لَها شَجنٌ في كُلِّ دَهرٍ مُجَرِّبِ
عَلَيهاupon them أُسودٌlions ماnot يُبِلُّrecovers مُريجَهاthe one who rouses them (uncertain reading)
عَلَيها أُسودٌ ما يُبِلُّ مُريجَها
They have sorrow in every testing age.
Through every long trial they remained
Upon them are lions; whoever rouses them never recovers
With lions upon them, fierce and relentless
إِذاwhen صَوَّبواthey lowered أَرماحَهاtheir spears لِلتَصَوُّبfor the downward thrust
إِذا صَوَّبوا أَرماحَها لِلتَصَوُّب
أَمَلناwe turned عَلىagainst كِسرىKisra عَلالَةَremaining strength جِربِهاtheir seasoned force (uncertain reading)
أَمَلنا عَلى كِسرى عَلالَةَ جِربِها
when they lower their spears for the downward thrust.
When they ready their spears for the charge
We turned against Kisra the last strength of their seasoned force,
We look to Kisra's empire brought low
وَماand not جَربُهاtheir seasoned force (uncertain reading) فيin النائِباتِcalamities بِمُسغَبِat all famished
وَما جَربُها في النائِباتِ بِمُسغَبِ
and their seasoned force is never famished amid calamities.
Their prowess in times of woe goes unmatched
Sol 6.1