وبالبيداءand in the desert لماwhen أنthat (linking particle) تلاقتcame together
وبالبيداء لما أن تلاقت
بهاthere كلبٌKalb وحلand came due بهاthere النذورthe vows
بها كلبٌ وحل بها النذور
And in the desert, when they came together—
When in the desert the dogs met
Kalb there—and there the vows fell due,
And settled there with good omens
فحانتthen met their doom حميرٌHimyar لماwhen التقيناwe met
فحانت حميرٌ لما التقينا
وكانand was لهمfor them بهاthere يومٌa day عسيرgrievous
وكان لهم بها يومٌ عسير
Then Himyar met their doom when we met,
The donkeys approached when we met
And theirs was a grievous day there.
And they had there a difficult day
وأيقنتand became certain القبائلthe tribes منof جنابٍJanab
وأيقنت القبائل من جنابٍ
وعامرand Amir أنthat سيمنعهاwould protect them نصيرa helper
وعامر أن سيمنعها نصير
The tribes of Janab were certain,
The tribes realized from the side
And those of Amir, that a helper would protect them.
That Aamir will stop them, victorious
أجادتpoured abundantly وبلa downpour مدجنةٍa dark rain cloud فدرتthen it poured forth
أجادت وبل مدجنةٍ فدرت
عليهمupon them صوبthe rainfall ساريةٍa cloud traveling by night درورpouring copiously
عليهم صوب ساريةٍ درور
It poured a dark cloud's deluge; then there streamed
Excellently flowed Madjnah’s waters
Upon them the rain of a copiously pouring night-cloud.
Towards them from lofty mountains
فولواso they fled تحتbeneath قطقطهاits fine rain سراعاًswiftly
فولوا تحت قطقطها سراعاً
تكبهمcasting them face-down المهندةthe Indian-steel swords الذكورthe hard-tempered ones
تكبهم المهندة الذكور
They fled swiftly beneath its fine rain,
So they fled under its pouring rain
As hard-tempered Indian swords cast them face-down.
Struck by fierce, male storms
Sol 6.1