لَمّاwhen رَأوناthey saw us فيin خَميسٍan army يَلتَهِبblazes
لَمّا رَأونا في خَميسٍ يَلتَهِب
فيin شارِقٍa radiance يَضحَكُlaughs مِنfrom غَيرِother than عَجَبwonder
في شارِقٍ يَضحَكُ مِن غَيرِ عَجَب
When they saw us amid a blazing army,
When we saw on Thursday, blazing
in a radiance that laughs, though not from wonder,
In the east, laughing without wonder
كَأَنَّهُas though it صَبَّpoured عَلىupon الأَرضِthe earth ذَهَبgold
كَأَنَّهُ صَبَّ عَلى الأَرضِ ذَهَب
وَقَدand already بَدَتappeared أَسيافُناour swords مِنَfrom القُرَبthe scabbards
وَقَد بَدَت أَسيافُنا مِنَ القُرَب
as though it had poured gold upon the earth,
As if he had poured gold on the ground
with our swords already emerging from their scabbards
And our swords were already close at hand
حَتّىso that تَكونَthey may be لِمَناياهُمfor their deaths سَبَبa cause
حَتّى تَكونَ لِمَناياهُم سَبَب
نَرفُلُwe swagger فيin الحَريرِthe silk وَالأَرضُand the earth تُحَبis loved
نَرفُلُ في الحَريرِ وَالأَرضُ تُحَب
to become the cause of their deaths,
Until they would be the cause of their deaths
as we swaggered in silk, while the earth was loved,
We march in silk while the ground is beloved
وَحَنَّand twanged شِريانٌshiryan bow-wood وَنَبعٌand nabʿ bow-wood وَصَخَبand clamored
وَحَنَّ شِريانٌ وَنَبعٌ وَصَخَب
تَتَرَّسواthey shielded themselves مِنَfrom القِتالِbattle بِالهَرَبby fleeing
تَتَرَّسوا مِنَ القِتالِ بِالهَرَب
and bows of shiryan and nabʿ wood twanged and clamored,
And a torrent, spring and clamor bent
they shielded themselves from battle by fleeing.
They took shelter from the fighting in flight
Sol 6.1