غادرتI left عرضيmy honor عرضةan exposed target وابحتهand made it fair game
غادرت عرضي عرضة وابحته
وتركتand I abandoned نهبthe plundering of نفائسprecious possessions ونفوسand lives
وتركت نهب نفائس ونفوس
May I leave my honor exposed and make it fair game,
I left my honor exposed and undefended
and forsake the plunder of treasures and lives,
And left my precious souls and lives for plunder
انif لمnot نصبحكمwe raid you at dawn بكلwith every مصممcleaving sword
ان لم نصبحكم بكل مصمم
وبكلand with every ذمرvaliant warrior فيin اللبوسarmor عبوسgrim-faced
وبكل ذمر في اللبوس عبوس
if we do not raid you at dawn with every cleaving sword,
If we do not unite with firm resolve
and every valiant warrior, grim-faced in armor.
And with every weapon and armor frowning
خيلhorses كأمثالlike the likes of الاجادلthe falcons فوقهاupon them
خيل كأمثال الاجادل فوقها
ليسvaliant men غطارفnoble lords عامدونadvancing deliberately لليسtoward the valiant
ليس غطارف عامدون لليس
Horses like falcons, mounted by
Horses like solid mountains bearing warriors
valiant noblemen, bent on confronting the valiant.
Not merely vain youths dressed for parade
فاذاthen when كسوناكمwe clothe you حدادblack mourning clothes مأتمa funeral
فاذا كسوناكم حداد مأتم
ابناwe return بصافيةwith an unblemished one الاديمskin عروسa bride
ابنا بصافية الاديم عروس
Then, when we clothe you in black funeral garb,
When we drape you in mourning's somber shroud
we return with a bride of unblemished skin.
Sons of radiant virtue the bride's groom
نسقيكمwe give you to drink خمرthe wine of الردىdeath بصوارمwith keen swords
نسقيكم خمر الردى بصوارم
ونعلand we drink again منfrom خمرthe wine of المنىhopes بكؤوسwith cups
ونعل من خمر المنى بكؤوس
We give you death's wine to drink with keen swords,
We shall serve you the wine of doom in our swords
and drink anew of the wine of hopes from cups.
And cups brimming with the wine of purpose
Sol 6.1