لَقَدindeed فَرَجَتrelieved سُيوفُthe swords of بَنيthe sons of تَميمٍTamim
لَقَد فَرَجَت سُيوفُ بَني تَميمٍ
عَنِfrom البَصرِيِّthe Basran مُكتَظِمَthe tight constriction of الخِناقِthe throat
عَنِ البَصرِيِّ مُكتَظِمَ الخِناقِ
The swords of the sons of Tamim have indeed relieved
The swords of Bani Tamim have cleared
the Basran of the tight constriction at his throat,
The neck of Basri, tightly squeezed,
غَداةَon the morning دَعاhe called وَلَيسَand there was no لَهُfor him نَصيرٌhelper
غَداةَ دَعا وَلَيسَ لَهُ نَصيرٌ
وَقَدand already نَزَتِleapt النُفوسُthe souls إِلىto التَراقيthe collarbones
وَقَد نَزَتِ النُفوسُ إِلى التَراقي
on the morning he called, with none to aid him,
The day he called with no helper around
when souls had already leapt to the collarbones.
While souls hastened to escape.
أَتَتهُcame to him مالِكٌMalik وَكُماةُand the armored warriors of عَمروٍAmr
أَتَتهُ مالِكٌ وَكُماةُ عَمروٍ
عَلىon القُبِّthe lean-bellied steeds المُسَوَّمَةِthe marked ones العِتاقِthe noble-bred ones
عَلى القُبِّ المُسَوَّمَةِ العِتاقِ
Malik and the armored warriors of Amr came to him
Malik and warriors of Amr came to him
on lean-bellied, marked, noble-bred steeds,
With polished helmets and coats of mail,
بِضَربٍwith blows تَندُرُfly off القَصَراتُthe bases of necks فيهِin it
بِضَربٍ تَندُرُ القَصَراتُ فيهِ
وَطَعنٍand spear-thrusts مِثلِlike أَفواهِthe mouths of النِهاقِthe braying asses
وَطَعنٍ مِثلِ أَفواهِ النِهاقِ
with blows that send necks flying,
Striking blows making skulls rattle
and spear-thrusts like the mouths of braying asses.
And stabbing like the mouths of she-camels.
Sol 6.1