ياO يومday بحفوفةٍBahfoufa والشهبand the meteors هائلةterrifying
يا يوم بحفوفةٍ والشهب هائلة
رويتyou recounted عنfrom وارداتٍreports received أصدقthe truest الخبرthe news
رويت عن وارداتٍ أصدق الخبر
O day of Bahfoufa, when the meteors were terrifying,
O day of battles and abundant meteors
You recounted the truest news from reports received.
You brought news of raids, the most truthful report
هزّتbrandished أسابرناour sparrowhawks منfrom كفهاtheir palm سمراًbrown-shafted spears
هزّت أسابرنا من كفها سمراً
علىagainst الحجالthe partridges فلمso did not تبقِspare ولمand did not تذَرِleave
على الحجال فلم تبقِ ولم تذَرِ
Our sparrowhawks brandished brown-shafted spears in their hands
Her hands shook our knights' reins made of palm fiber
Against the partridges, sparing nothing and leaving nothing.
On the armor, leaving no trace or remnant
وهكذاand likewise يومهاits day الثانيthe second لقدindeed شهرbared الthe
وهكذا يومها الثاني لقد شهر ال
بزاةhawks فيهon that day مناسيراَbeaks كماlike التبرraw gold
بزاة فيه مناسيراَ كما التبر
And likewise, on its second day, indeed bared were the—
Thus on the next day it brandished
hawks’ beaks then, like raw gold.
In it sharp spears like yellow sulfur
وخضبتand stained منwith دمblood الأعداthe enemies مخالبهاtheir talons
وخضبت من دم الأعدا مخالبها
فلمso did not تدعleave لبنيfor the sons of حجلانHajlan منany أثرtrace
فلم تدع لبني حجلان من أثر
And they stained their talons with the enemies’ blood,
And its claws were dyed with the blood of enemies
So they left no trace of the sons of Hajlan.
Leaving no trace of the people of Hijlan
Sol 6.1