سَتَمنَعُwill prevent عَبدَAbd (servant of) اللَهِAllah (God) ظُلميwronging me وَنَهشَلٌand Nahshal
سَتَمنَعُ عَبدَ اللَهِ ظُلمي وَنَهشَلٌ
وَضَبَّةُand Dabba بِالبيضِwith white swords الحَديثِfresh صِقالُهاtheir polish
وَضَبَّةُ بِالبيضِ الحَديثِ صِقالُها
Nahshal will keep Abdullah from wronging me,
And Dabba, with white swords freshly polished,
وَمَلمومَةٍand a massed host فيهاwithin it الحَديدُiron كَثيفَةٍdense
وَمَلمومَةٍ فيها الحَديدُ كَثيفَةٍ
إِذاwhen ماemphatic particle اِرجَحَنَّتswayed heavily بِالمَناياwith death ظِلالُهاits shadows
إِذا ما اِرجَحَنَّت بِالمَنايا ظِلالُها
And with a massed host, dense with iron,
When its shadows sway, laden with death.
هُنالِكَthere لَوif رامَsought اِبنُson of دَحمَةَDahma ظُلمَناwronging us
هُنالِكَ لَو رامَ اِبنُ دَحمَةَ ظُلمَنا
رَأىhe saw لامِعاتِgleaming blades المَوتِof death يَبرُقُflashes lightning خالُهاtheir cloud
رَأى لامِعاتِ المَوتِ يَبرُقُ خالُها
There, were Ibn Dahma to seek to wrong us,
He would see death’s gleaming blades, their cloud flashing with lightning.
رَأَيتُI saw تَميماًTamim وَالسُيوفُand the swords عِصِيُّهُمtheir staves
رَأَيتُ تَميماً وَالسُيوفُ عِصِيُّهُم
إِذاwhen زَحَفَتadvanced نَحوَtoward المَناياdeath رِجالُهاits men
إِذا زَحَفَت نَحوَ المَنايا رِجالُها
I saw Tamim, with swords for their staves,
When its men advanced toward death.
فَلاso do not تَحسَبَنّاever think us لِلعَدُوِّfor the enemy وَمَنand whoever بَغىsought
فَلا تَحسَبَنّا لِلعَدُوِّ وَمَن بَغى
ظُلامَتَناwronging us شَحماًfat يَذوبُmelts إِهالُهاits grease
ظُلامَتَنا شَحماً يَذوبُ إِهالُها
So do not think us, for the enemy and whoever seeks
To wrong us, fat whose grease melts away.
Sol 6.1