قَتَلناwe killed أُمَيّاًUmayy يَومَon the day of بَدرٍBadr عَنوَةًby force
قَتَلنا أُمَيّاً يَومَ بَدرٍ عَنوَةً
وَبُعداًand perdition لَهُto him مِنas a هالِكٍdead man لَمnot يُوَسَّدِwas laid on a pillow
وَبُعداً لَهُ مِن هالِكٍ لَم يُوَسَّدِ
We killed Umayy on the day of Badr by force.
On Badr's day we killed their chieftain without delay
And perdition to him—a dead man laid upon no pillow!
Far from perishing was he, though his time had come that day
وَأَفلَتَand escaped مِنّاfrom us بَعدَماafter طالَgrew long يَومُهُhis day
وَأَفلَتَ مِنّا بَعدَما طالَ يَومُهُ
أُبَيٌّUbayy عَلىon مَوّارَةِswinging vigorously الضَبعِthe upper foreleg جَلعَدِsturdy
أُبَيٌّ عَلى مَوّارَةِ الضَبعِ جَلعَدِ
And he escaped from us after his day had dragged on—
He escaped us after his day had been prolonged
Ubayy, on a sturdy she-camel with swinging forelegs.
A fox too cunning for the jaws of the hyena at bay
وَفَرَّand fled حَكيمٌHakim خَشيَةًin fear مِنof رِماحِناour spears
وَفَرَّ حَكيمٌ خَشيَةً مِن رِماحِنا
عَلىon سابِحٍa smooth-galloping steed غَربٍspirited بَعيدِfar-reaching التَرَدُّدِthe stride
عَلى سابِحٍ غَربٍ بَعيدِ التَرَدُّدِ
And Hakim fled for fear of our spears,
A wise man fled from our spears in disarray
On a steed swimming along, spirited and long-striding.
On a far-traveling westerly wind he sped away
وَحانَand perished أَبوAbu (father of) العاصيal-Asi وَعَمرٌand Amr كِلاهُماboth of them
وَحانَ أَبو العاصي وَعَمرٌ كِلاهُما
وَعُتبَةُand Utbah فيamong أَشياعِهِhis followers وَاِبنُand the son of الاِسوَدِal-Aswad
وَعُتبَةُ في أَشياعِهِ وَاِبنُ الاِسوَدِ
And Abu al-Asi and Amr both met their doom,
Both Abu Al-Aas and Umar were there that day
And Utbah among his followers, and the son of al-Aswad,
With Utbah and his comrades and Son of Al-Aswad in the fray
وَشَيبَةُand Shaybah إِذwhen يَعلوهُhe strikes down upon him بِالسَيفِwith the sword مُقدِماًadvancing boldly
وَشَيبَةُ إِذ يَعلوهُ بِالسَيفِ مُقدِماً
عُبَيدَةُUbaydah لاnot يَألوholds back بِغَضبٍwith wrath مُهَنَّدِan Indian-steel blade
عُبَيدَةُ لا يَألو بِغَضبٍ مُهَنَّدِ
And Shaybah, as he was struck from above with the sword by the boldly advancing
As Shaybah struck at him, uplifting his sword to slay
Ubaydah, holding nothing back, in fury with an Indian-steel blade.
Ubaydah, in wrath unrestrained, stood in his way
فَكَيفَso how رَأَيتُمyou saw يَومَon the day of بَدرٍBadr ضِرابَناour blows
فَكَيفَ رَأَيتُم يَومَ بَدرٍ ضِرابَنا
وَإِقدامَناand our charge وَالخَيلُand the cavalry لَمnot تَتَبَدَّدِhad scattered
وَإِقدامَنا وَالخَيلُ لَم تَتَبَدَّدِ
So how did you find our blows on the day of Badr,
Tell us of Badr, how you found our onslaught that day
And our charge, while the cavalry had not scattered?
Our fierce charge, as the horses scattered in the affray
بِكُلِّwith every حُسامٍkeen sword أَخلَصَتهُthey refined it قُيونُهُits smiths
بِكُلِّ حُسامٍ أَخلَصَتهُ قُيونُهُ
بِأَيديin the hands of رِجالٍmen مَجدُهُمtheir glory غَيرُnot قُعدُدِof recent origin
بِأَيدي رِجالٍ مَجدُهُم غَيرُ قُعدُدِ
With every keen sword refined by its smiths,
With every keen sword wielded by a bold hand
In the hands of men whose glory is no recent thing,
Whose glory rested not in ease, but in the fight's bright flame
مِنَfrom السِرِّthe choicest stock مِنamong أَولادِthe descendants of عَمروِAmr بنِson of عامِرٍAmir
مِنَ السِرِّ مِن أَولادِ عَمروِ بنِ عامِرٍ
يُنادونَكُمthey call out to you فيat كُلِّevery مَندىًmeeting-place وَمَشهَدِand gathering
يُنادونَكُم في كُلِّ مَندىً وَمَشهَدِ
Of the choicest stock among the descendants of Amr ibn Amir,
They hailed you, sons of Amr ibn Amir, from every stand
They call out to you at every meeting-place and gathering.
Crying challenge at Badr whenever you came
Sol 6.1