للَّهto God (an exclamation of wonder) يومa day بذيat Dhu الفوارal-Fawwar كمhow much فتكتthey wreaked havoc
للَّه يوم بذي الفوار كم فتكت
شهبgray البزاةthe falcons وصالتand they attacked فوقbeyond ماwhat سلفاhad gone before
شهب البزاة وصالت فوق ما سلفا
What a day at Dhu al-Fawwar! How much havoc was wrought
What a day at Dhu Al-Fawar Allah brought
By the gray falcons, whose attacks surpassed all that had gone before!
The brave’s arrows slayed more than before
سلتthey unsheathed صوارمkeen swords أظفارٍtalons مخضبةٍblood-stained
سلت صوارم أظفارٍ مخضبةٍ
تسقيthey make drink الحجالthe partridges علىin proportion to تعدادهمtheir number لهفاanguish
تسقي الحجال على تعدادهم لهفا
They unsheathed the keen swords of blood-stained talons,
Unsheathed were bloodied claws’ swords
Making the partridges drink anguish in proportion to their number.
Quenching skulls with thirst for gore
Sol 6.1