وَأَرعَنَand a mountain-like army جَرّارٍvast, with trailing ranks إِذاwhen ماemphatic particle تَطَلَّقَتset forth
وَأَرعَنَ جَرّارٍ إِذا ما تَطَلَّقَت
كَتائِبُهُits battalions خَرَّتfell down لَهُbefore it الجِنُّthe jinn سُجَّداprostrate
كَتائِبُهُ خَرَّت لَهُ الجِنُّ سُجَّدا
And a mountain-like host with trailing ranks—when forth march
And the neighing of a stallion when his
its battalions, the jinn fall prostrate before it.
Regiments were dispersed, the jinn did obeisance before him
لَهُit has كَوكَبٌa star-like mass of troops تَعشىis dazzled بِهِby it الشَمسُthe sun واضِحاًbrightly shining
لَهُ كَوكَبٌ تَعشى بِهِ الشَمسُ واضِحاً
تَرىyou see فيهِwithin it أَبناءَsons of المَنِيَّةِdeath رُوَّداscouts
تَرى فيهِ أَبناءَ المَنِيَّةِ رُوَّدا
It has a bright, star-like host that dazzles the sun;
He has a star the sun sets shyly by
within it you see the sons of Death as scouts.
In it you see the sons of fate humbled
يَقودُleads أَبوfather of الأَشبالِthe lion cubs رَيعانَthe vanguard of خَيلِهِhis cavalry
يَقودُ أَبو الأَشبالِ رَيعانَ خَيلِهِ
بِدارِin the abode of المَناياdeath بادِياتٍsetting out initially وَعُوَّداand returning
بِدارِ المَنايا بادِياتٍ وَعُوَّدا
Abu al-Ashbal leads the vanguard of his cavalry,
The father of cubs leads the steeds of his herd
in Death's abode, on first forays and renewed ones,
To the abode of death, uncovered and accustomed
عَلىon كُلِّevery مِذعانِreadily obedient to السُرىnight travel غَيرِnot مُجمِرٍweary
عَلى كُلِّ مِذعانِ السُرى غَيرِ مُجمِرٍ
تُقادُare led إِلىtoward الأَعداءِthe enemies مَثنىًin pairs وَمَوحَداand singly
تُقادُ إِلى الأَعداءِ مَثنىً وَمَوحَدا
on every steed obedient to night travel, unwearied,
To every pliant neck of a bridle, unkindled
led against the enemies, in pairs and singly.
They are led forth against the foe two by two and alone
Sol 6.1