إِذاwhen الحَربُwar قامَتarose بِهِمamong them شَمَّرواthey girded themselves
إِذا الحَربُ قامَت بِهِم شَمَّروا
وَكانواand they were أَسِنَّةَspearheads خُرصانِهاits lances
وَكانوا أَسِنَّةَ خُرصانِها
When war arose among them, they girded themselves;
When war breaks out they roll up their sleeves,
And they were the spearheads of its lances.
And become the sharp blades of its daggers.
Sol 6.1