ألاCome now سائلask النعمانal-Nuʿman إنif كنتyou are سائلاan inquirer
ألا سائل النعمان إن كنت سائلا
وحيand the clan of كلابKilab هلwhether فتكتI struck by stealth بخالدat Khalid
وحي كلاب هل فتكت بخالد
Come, ask al-Nuʿman, if you would inquire,
and the clan of Kilab, whether I struck Khalid down by stealth.
عشوتI came by night عليهupon him وابنand the son of جعدةJaʿda دونهin front of him
عشوت عليه وابن جعدة دونه
وعروةand ʿUrwa يكلاguards عمهhis uncle غيرnot راقدasleep
وعروة يكلا عمه غير راقد
I came upon him by night, with Ibn Jaʿda before him,
and ʿUrwa guarding his uncle, wide awake.
وقدand already نصباthe two had propped up رجلاa leg فباشرتthen I pressed against جوزهhis middle
وقد نصبا رجلا فباشرت جوزه
بكلكلwith the breast of مخشيone feared for العداوةenmity حاردenraged
بكلكل مخشي العداوة حارد
Both had a leg propped up; I pressed against his middle
with the breast of one enraged, whose enmity is feared.
فأضربهthen I struck him بالسيفwith the sword يافوخthe crown of رأسهhis head
فأضربه بالسيف يافوخ رأسه
فصممthen it cleaved through حتىuntil نالit reached نوطthe hanging-place of القلائدthe necklaces
فصمم حتى نال نوط القلائد
Then I struck the crown of his head with the sword;
it cleaved straight through until it reached where necklaces hang.
وأفلتand escaped عبدʿAbd (servant of) اللهAllah (God) منيfrom me بذعرةin terror
وأفلت عبد الله مني بذعرة
وعروةand ʿUrwa منfrom بعدafter ابنthe son of جعدةJaʿda شاهديmy witness
وعروة من بعد ابن جعدة شاهدي
And ʿAbd Allah escaped me in terror,
and ʿUrwa, after Ibn Jaʿda, is my witness.
Sol 6.1