صَبَحناwe came upon at dawn الحَيرَةَal-Hirah الروحاءَthe spacious خَيلاًcavalry
صَبَحنا الحَيرَةَ الروحاءَ خَيلاً
وَرَجلاًand foot soldiers فَوقَatop اِثباجِthe backs of الرِكابِthe riding camels
وَرَجلاً فَوقَ اِثباجِ الرِكابِ
We came upon spacious al-Hirah at dawn with cavalry,
And foot soldiers atop the backs of riding camels.
حَضَرناwe came upon فيin نواحيهاits quarters قُصوراًpalaces
حَضَرنا في نواحيها قُصوراً
مُشَرَّعَةًjutting upward كَأَضراسِlike the molars of الكِلابِdogs
مُشَرَّعَةً كَأَضراسِ الكِلابِ
We came upon palaces in its quarters,
Jutting up like the molars of dogs.
فَبادواthen they proclaimed themselves بِالعَريبِas Arabs وَلَمand did not يُحامواoffer defense
فَبادوا بِالعَريبِ وَلَم يُحاموا
فَقُلناso we said دونَكُمtake for yourselves فِعلَthe deed of الغرابِthe crow
فَقُلنا دونَكُم فِعلَ الغرابِ
Then they proclaimed themselves Arabs and offered no defense.
So we said, "Do as the crow does."
فَقالواthen they said بَلrather نُريدُwe want الخُرجَthe tribute حَتّىuntil
فَقالوا بَل نُريدُ الخُرجَ حَتّى
تَزولَdisappear الراسِياتُthe firmly rooted heights مِنَamong الظِرابِthe rocky hills
تَزولَ الراسِياتُ مِنَ الظِرابِ
Then they said, "Rather, we choose tribute, until
The firmly rooted heights among the rocky hills disappear."
صَدَفناwe turned away عَنهُمfrom them لَمّاwhen اِتَّقوناthey shielded themselves from us
صَدَفنا عَنهُم لَمّا اِتَّقونا
وَأُبناand we returned حَيثُwhere أُبناwe returned بِالنِهابِwith the plunder
وَأُبنا حَيثُ أُبنا بِالنِهابِ
We turned away from them when they shielded themselves from us,
And returned whither we returned, with plunder.
Sol 6.1