وَلَمّاand when دَعاcalled الداعونَthe summoners وَاِنشَقَّتِand split العَصاthe staff
وَلَمّا دَعا الداعونَ وَاِنشَقَّتِ العَصا
وَلَمand did not تَخبُdie down نيرانُthe fires العَدُوِّthe enemy المُقاذِفِhurling missiles
وَلَم تَخبُ نيرانُ العَدُوِّ المُقاذِفِ
And when the summoners called and the staff of unity split,
When the callers called and the staff split,
and the fires of the missile-hurling enemy had not died down,
And the enemy's blazing fires did not go out,
فَزِعناwe sought refuge إِلىwith العَبّاسِal-Abbas مِنfrom خَوفِfear of فِتنَةٍstrife
فَزِعنا إِلى العَبّاسِ مِن خَوفِ فِتنَةٍ
وَأَنيابِهاand its fangs المُستَقدِماتِadvancing الصَوارِفِdriving back
وَأَنيابِها المُستَقدِماتِ الصَوارِفِ
we sought refuge with al-Abbas for fear of strife
We took refuge in Al-Abbas, fearing the occurrence of strife
and its fangs that advance and drive back.
And its bared teeth swiftly approaching.
وَكَمand how many مِنof عَوانٍa renewed battle فَيلَقٍfierce قَدindeed أَبَرتَهاyou annihilated it
وَكَم مِن عَوانٍ فَيلَقٍ قَد أَبَرتَها
بِأُخرىwith another إِلَيهاagainst it بِالخَميسِwith the army المُراجِفِearth-shaking
بِأُخرى إِلَيها بِالخَميسِ المُراجِفِ
And how many a fierce, renewed battle have you crushed
How many helpers of the impudent you made childless
with another brought against it, with an earth-shaking army!
By striking their sons with spears on ominous Thursdays!
فَقَدfor indeed أَوقَعَdealt العَبّاسُal-Abbas إِذwhen صارَhe went forth وَقعَةًa blow
فَقَد أَوقَعَ العَبّاسُ إِذ صارَ وَقعَةً
نَهَتdeterred كُلَّevery ذيpossessor of ضِغنٍrancor وَداءٍand disease مُقارِفِclinging
نَهَت كُلَّ ذي ضِغنٍ وَداءٍ مُقارِفِ
For al-Abbas, when he marched, dealt a blow
So Al-Abbas caused a calamity when he became a calamity
that deterred everyone harboring rancor and a clinging malady.
That stopped every belligerent transgressor.
وَأَغنَيتَand you provided for مَنthose who لَمdid not يَغنَhave sufficient means مِنamong أَبطَأِthe slowest in السُرىnight travel
وَأَغنَيتَ مَن لَم يَغنَ مِن أَبطَأِ السُرى
وَقَوَّمتَand you straightened دَرءَthe crookedness الأَزوَرِthe crooked one المُتَجانِفِthe wayward
وَقَوَّمتَ دَرءَ الأَزوَرِ المُتَجانِفِ
And you provided for those without means, among the slowest on the night march,
You enriched those who were not enriched among the slowest of horsemen,
and straightened the crookedness of the bent, wayward man.
And you rectified the repelling of the cunning plotters.
وَأَنتَand you الَّذيthe one who يُخشىis feared وَيُرمىand are assailed بِكَwith you العِدىthe foes
وَأَنتَ الَّذي يُخشى وَيُرمى بِكَ العِدى
إِذاwhen أَحجَمَتshrank back خَيلُthe cavalry الجِيادِthe noble steeds المَخالِفِthe adversary
إِذا أَحجَمَت خَيلُ الجِيادِ المَخالِفِ
And you are the one feared, with whom the foes are assailed,
You, whom hostility is feared and against whom the enemies hurl their spears
when the adversary's cavalry of noble steeds shrinks back.
When the horses of the valiant warriors charge.
سَمَوتَyou rose high فَلَمand did not تَترُكyou leave عَلىon الأَرضِthe earth ناكِثاًan oath-breaker
سَمَوتَ فَلَم تَترُك عَلى الأَرضِ ناكِثاً
وَآمَنتَand you made safe مِنamong أَحيائِناour clans كُلَّevery خائِفِfearful person
وَآمَنتَ مِن أَحيائِنا كُلَّ خائِفِ
You rose high and left no oath-breaker on earth,
You rose high and left no betrayer on earth,
and made every fearful person among our clans secure.
And secured all our frightened lives.
أَبَرتَyou annihilated زُحوفَthe advancing hosts المُلحِدينَthe heretics وَكِدتَهُمand you outwitted them
أَبَرتَ زُحوفَ المُلحِدينَ وَكِدتَهُم
بِمُستَنصِرٍwith one seeking aid يَتلوrecites كِتابَthe Book المَصاحِفِthe Qur'anic codices
بِمُستَنصِرٍ يَتلو كِتابَ المَصاحِفِ
You annihilated the advancing hosts of the heretics and outwitted them
You refuted the assaults of the apostates and foiled their plots
with one seeking aid who recites the Book in the codices.
With a victorious one reciting the scripture.
تَأَخَّرَfell behind أَقوامٌsome people وَأَسرَعتَand you hastened لِلَّتيto that which
تَأَخَّرَ أَقوامٌ وَأَسرَعتَ لِلَّتي
تُغَلَّلُare driven deep نُشّابَthe arrows الكَمِيِّthe armored warrior المُزاحِفِadvancing to battle
تُغَلَّلُ نُشّابَ الكَمِيِّ المُزاحِفِ
Some people fell behind, but you hastened to the battle
Some lagged behind while you hastily moved
where the advancing armored warrior's arrows sink deep.
To restrain the goring of the daring assailant.
وَأَنتَand you إِلىtoward الأَعداءِthe enemies أَوَّلُthe first فارِسٍhorseman
وَأَنتَ إِلى الأَعداءِ أَوَّلُ فارِسٍ
هُناكَthere وَوَقّافٌand steadfast كَريمُnoble in المَواقِفِthe positions held
هُناكَ وَوَقّافٌ كَريمُ المَواقِفِ
And you are the first horseman to ride toward the enemies
You are, over there, the foremost horseman against the enemies
there, steadfast and noble wherever you stand,
And a generous host at the battle positions.
بِضَربٍwith a stroke يَزيلُremoves الهامَthe heads عَنfrom مُستَقَرِّهِits resting place
بِضَربٍ يَزيلُ الهامَ عَن مُستَقَرِّهِ
وَطَعنٍand thrusting بِأَطرافِwith the tips of الرِماحِthe spears الجَوائِفِbody-piercing
وَطَعنٍ بِأَطرافِ الرِماحِ الجَوائِفِ
with blows that sever heads from their resting place,
With a strike that removes resolve from its settled place
and thrusts with the tips of body-piercing spears.
And a lunge with the tips of piercing spears.
سَبَقتَyou forestalled بِأَهلِwith the people of الكوفَةِKufa المَوتَdeath بَعدَماafter
سَبَقتَ بِأَهلِ الكوفَةِ المَوتَ بَعدَما
أُريدَwas intended بِإِحدىthrough one of المُهلِكاتِthe deadly calamities الجَوالِفِsweeping all away
أُريدَ بِإِحدى المُهلِكاتِ الجَوالِفِ
You forestalled death for the people of Kufa, after
You outran death for the people of Kufa after
it had been intended through one of the sweeping, deadly calamities.
Their destruction by one of the roaming catastrophes was intended.
فَلَمso did not يُغنِavail مَنthose who فيin القَصرِthe palace شَيئاًanything وَصَيَّحواand they cried out
فَلَم يُغنِ مَن في القَصرِ شَيئاً وَصَيَّحوا
إِلَيكَto you بِأَصواتِwith the voices of النِساءِthe women الهَواتِفِcalling out
إِلَيكَ بِأَصواتِ النِساءِ الهَواتِفِ
So those in the palace availed nothing, and they cried out
So those in the palace did not benefit at all and cried out
to you with the voices of women calling out.
To you in the voices of pleading women.
أَخوa brother of الحَربِwar يَمشيhe walks طاوِياًhungry ثُمَّthen يَقتَديhe follows a lead
أَخو الحَربِ يَمشي طاوِياً ثُمَّ يَقتَدي
مُدِلّاًconfident بِفُرسانِin the horsemen of الجِيادِthe noble steeds المَتالِفِthe deadly places
مُدِلّاً بِفُرسانِ الجِيادِ المَتالِفِ
War's brother walks hungry, then follows,
The brother of war walks bending then follows
confident in the horsemen of noble steeds amid deadly perils.
Humbly the horsemen of the trained steeds.
يُغادِرنَthey leave behind صَرعىfallen men مِنfrom among صَناديدَmighty champions بَينَهاamong them
يُغادِرنَ صَرعى مِن صَناديدَ بَينَها
بِسوراءَat Sura فيin إِجرائِهاtheir being made to gallop وَالمَزاحِفِand the battlefields
بِسوراءَ في إِجرائِها وَالمَزاحِفِ
They leave mighty champions fallen among them
They leave among their dead some champions between them,
at Sura, in their galloping and on the battlefields.
At Sura, in its raids and counter raids.
وَماand not طَعِمَتthey tasted مِنfrom مَشرَبٍa watering place مُذsince سَقَيتَهاyou watered them
وَما طَعِمَت مِن مَشرَبٍ مُذ سَقَيتَها
بِتَدمُرَat Tadmur إِلّاexcept مَرَّةًonce بِالشَفائِفِat al-Shafa'if
بِتَدمُرَ إِلّا مَرَّةً بِالشَفائِفِ
And they have drunk from no watering place since you watered them
And since you quenched its thirst with Tadmur
at Tadmur, save once at al-Shafa'if.
It has not tasted any drink except morning draughts.
Sol 6.1