لَيسَis not مِثليone like me يُخَبِّرُtells الناسَthe people عَنabout آbeginning of 'their fathers'
لَيسَ مِثلي يُخَبِّرُ الناسَ عَن آ
بائِهِمcompletion of 'their fathers' قُتِّلواwere slain وَيَنسىand forgets القِتالاthe fighting
بائِهِم قُتِّلوا وَيَنسى القِتالا
One like me does not tell people of their
fathers who were slain, and forget the fighting.
لَمdid not أَرُمI leave عَرصَةَthe open ground الكَتيبَةِof the battalion حَتّىuntil اِنـbeginning of 'put on sandals'
لَم أَرُم عَرصَةَ الكَتيبَةِ حَتّى اِنـ
ـتَعَلَcompletion of 'put on sandals' الوَردُal-Ward, the chestnut horse مِنfrom دِماءٍblood نِعالاsandals
ـتَعَلَ الوَردُ مِن دِماءٍ نِعالا
I did not leave the battlefield until
al-Ward, the chestnut horse, wore sandals of blood.
عَرَفَتهُrecognized him رِماحُspears بَكرٍBakr فَماand so not يَأbeginning of 'they strike'
عَرَفَتهُ رِماحُ بَكرٍ فَما يَأ
خُدنَcompletion of 'they strike' إِلاexcept لَبّاتِهِhis upper breast وَالقَذالاand the nape
خُدنَ إِلا لَبّاتِهِ وَالقَذالا
The spears of Bakr knew him, and struck
only his upper breast and the nape of his neck.
غَلَبوناthey defeated us وَلاand no مَحالَةَescape يَوماًone day
غَلَبونا وَلا مَحالَةَ يَوماً
يَقلِبُchanges الدَهرُtime ذاكَthat حالاًone state فَحالاthen another state
يَقلِبُ الدَهرُ ذاكَ حالاً فَحالا
They defeated us; yet surely, one day
time will change that, from one state to another.
Sol 6.1