لِلَّهِto God دَرُّexcellence مَعاشِرٍbands of men
لِلَّهِ دَرُّ مَعاشِرٍ
غَلَبواthey defeated العَدُوَّthe enemy كَماas أَرادhe wished
غَلَبوا العَدُوَّ كَما أَراد
God bless those bands of men!
Praise be to companions
They defeated the enemy as he wished.
Who defeated the enemy as intended
نَصَرَتهُمُaided them أَيديهُمُtheir hands
نَصَرَتهُمُ أَيديهُمُ
وَالمَشرَفِيّاتُand the Mashrafi swords الحِدادsharp
وَالمَشرَفِيّاتُ الحِداد
Their hands aided them,
Their hands brought them victory
and the sharp Mashrafi swords.
And sharp blades
ماnot كانَwas غَيرُother than وَعيدِهِمtheir threats
ما كانَ غَيرُ وَعيدِهِم
فَهَزَمتُهُso I routed him رَكضَgalloping الجَوادthe steed
فَهَزَمتُهُ رَكضَ الجَواد
There was nothing but their threats,
It was none but their threat
so I routed him at the steed’s gallop.
That made him flee, galloping fast
Sol 6.1