وَيَومٍand a day تُرىcan be seen جَوزاؤُهُits Orion مِنfrom ظَلامِهِits darkness
وَيَومٍ تُرى جَوزاؤُهُ مِن ظَلامِهِ
تَرىyou see طَيرَهُits birds قَبلَbefore الوَقيعَةِthe battle وُقَّعاperched
تَرى طَيرَهُ قَبلَ الوَقيعَةِ وُقَّعا
And a day so dark that Orion can be seen:
you see its birds perched before the battle,
لِيَنظُرنَso they may watch ماwhat تَقضيdecide الأَسِنَّةُthe spearheads بَينَهُمbetween them
لِيَنظُرنَ ما تَقضي الأَسِنَّةُ بَينَهُم
وَكُلُّand every حُسامٍkeen sword غِمدُهُits sheath قَدalready تَسَعسَعاhas grown tattered
وَكُلُّ حُسامٍ غِمدُهُ قَد تَسَعسَعا
to watch what the spearheads decide between them,
and every keen sword's sheath has grown tattered.
جَعَلتَyou made لِعافيهاfor its scavengers بِكُلِّin every كَريهَةٍgrim battle
جَعَلتَ لِعافيها بِكُلِّ كَريهَةٍ
جُموعاًhosts إِلىbeside القَتلىthe slain مَعافاًa haunt وَمَشبَعاand a feeding ground
جُموعاً إِلى القَتلى مَعافاً وَمَشبَعا
In every grim battle you made for its scavengers
hosts beside the slain a haunt and feeding ground.
وَحائِمَةٍand circling فَوقَabove الرِماحِthe spears نُسورُهاits vultures
وَحائِمَةٍ فَوقَ الرِماحِ نُسورُها
صَرَعتَyou felled لِعافيهاfor its scavengers الكَمِيَّthe armored warrior المُقَنَّعاthe helmeted
صَرَعتَ لِعافيها الكَمِيَّ المُقَنَّعا
And with its vultures circling above the spears,
you felled for its scavengers the armored, helmeted warrior,
بِهِندِيَّةٍwith Indian swords بيضٍgleaming white إِذاwhen ماever (emphatic) تَناوَلَتthey strike
بِهِندِيَّةٍ بيضٍ إِذا ما تَناوَلَت
مَكانَthe seat of الصَدىthe brain مِنin رَأسِthe head of عاصٍa rebel تَجَعجَعاhe fell sprawling
مَكانَ الصَدى مِن رَأسِ عاصٍ تَجَعجَعا
with bright Indian swords: whenever they strike
the brain's seat in a rebel's head, he falls sprawling.
وَقَدand indeed كُنتَyou were ضَرّاباًa mighty striker بِهاwith them ياO اِبنَson of يوسُفٍYusuf
وَقَد كُنتَ ضَرّاباً بِها يا اِبنَ يوسُفٍ
جَماجِمَthe skulls of مَنthose who عادىopposed الإِمامَthe imam وَشَيَّعاand took sides
جَماجِمَ مَن عادى الإِمامَ وَشَيَّعا
You were indeed a mighty smiter with them, O son of Yusuf,
of the skulls of those who opposed the imam and rallied against him—
جَماجِمَthe skulls of قَومٍmen ناكِثينَoath-breaking جَرىraced بِهِمwith them
جَماجِمَ قَومٍ ناكِثينَ جَرى بِهِم
إِلىtoward الغِيِّerror إِبليسُIblis of النِفاقِhypocrisy وَأَوضَعاand sped on
إِلى الغِيِّ إِبليسُ النِفاقِ وَأَوضَعا
the skulls of oath-breaking men, with whom raced
the Iblis of hypocrisy toward error, hastening on.
Sol 6.1