وتَدْرِيand know سِباعُpredators الطَّيْرِthe birds أَنَّthat كُمَاتَهُhis champions
وتَدْرِي سِباعُ الطَّيْرِ أَنَّ كُمَاتَهُ
إِذاwhen لَقِيَتْthey meet صِيدَproud ones الكُماةِthe champions سِباعُbeasts of prey
إِذا لَقِيَتْ صِيدَ الكُماةِ سِباعُ
And the birds of prey know that his champions
The beasts of prey know well when eagles stoop
are beasts of prey when they meet proud champions.
On quarry worthy of the swooper's beak,
لَهُنَّthey have لُعَابٌsaliva فيin الهَوَاءِthe air وهِزَّةٌand a quiver
لَهُنَّ لُعَابٌ في الهَوَاءِ وهِزَّةٌ
إِذاwhen جَدَّgrows fierce بينَbetween الدّارِعينthe armored men قِراعُcombat
إِذا جَدَّ بينَ الدّارِعين قِراعُ
They drool and quiver in the air
Their talons in the welkin find a scope,
when the clash between armored men grows fierce.
When warriors like opposing armies meet.
تَطِيرُthey fly جِياعاًhungry فَوْقَهُabove him وتردهاand send them back
تَطِيرُ جِياعاً فَوْقَهُ وتردها
ظُبَاهُhis sword-edges إِلىto الأَوْكَارِthe nests وَهْيَwhile they are شِباعُsated
ظُبَاهُ إِلى الأَوْكَارِ وَهْيَ شِباعُ
They fly hungry above him, and are sent back
They scare the hungry birds that soar above,
by his sword-edges to their nests, sated.
And drive them to their nests, their maws replete
تَمَلَّكَhe took possession of بالإِحْسَانِthrough kindness رِبْقَةَthe halter رِقِّهِاtheir bondage
تَمَلَّكَ بالإِحْسَانِ رِبْقَةَ رِقِّهِا
فهُنَّso they رَقِيقٌslaves يُشْتَرَىare bought ويُبَاعُand are sold
فهُنَّ رَقِيقٌ يُشْتَرَى ويُبَاعُ
Through kindness he gained the halter of their bondage;
With kindness she will render soft the touch
so they are slaves to be bought and sold.
Of her sharp claws-such pets are bought and sold.
وأَلْحَمَand he fed meat to مِنsome of أَفْرَاخِهَاtheir chicks فَهيَso they طَوْعُهُat his command
وأَلْحَمَ مِن أَفْرَاخِهَا فَهيَ طَوْعُهُ
لَدَىat كُلِّevery حَرْبwar والمُلُوكand kings تُطَاعُare obeyed
لَدَى كُلِّ حَرْب والمُلُوك تُطَاعُ
And he fed some of their chicks meat, so they are at his command
The flesh of eaglets serves them at their wish
in every war—and kings are obeyed.
In every war the kings are obey'd and told.
تُمَاصِعُthey grapple with جَرْحاهاits wounded فيُجْهِزُand finishes off نَقْرُهَاtheir pecking
تُمَاصِعُ جَرْحاها فيُجْهِزُ نَقْرُهَا
عَلَيْهِمْupon them وللطَّيْرِand for the birds العِتَاقِnoble مِصَاعُcombat
عَلَيْهِمْ وللطَّيْرِ العِتَاقِ مِصَاعُ
They grapple with the war’s wounded, and their pecking finishes
Their wounds are bandaged that their claws may tear
them off—and noble birds, too, engage in combat.
The foe, and set the birds of freedom free.
Sol 6.1