ومسَدِّدينand men leveling إلىtoward الطعانِspear-thrusting ذوابلاًslender spears
ومسَدِّدين إلى الطعانِ ذوابلاً
فازواthey won بهاwith them يومَon the day of الهياجِbattle قِداحاas lottery arrows
فازوا بها يومَ الهياجِ قِداحا
And men leveling slender spears for thrusting,
Brandishing spears at the boasters,
who won with them, as with lottery arrows, on the day of battle;
They triumphed on the day of turmoil with valor.
مُتسربليclad in قُمُصِshirts of الحديدِiron كأنهاas though they were
مُتسربلي قُمُصِ الحديدِ كأنها
غُدرانُpools of ماءٍwater قدalready ملأنَthey filled بطاحاbroad plains
غُدرانُ ماءٍ قد ملأنَ بطاحا
clad in shirts of iron, as though these were
Clad in iron shirts as though
pools of water that had filled broad plains.
They were clouds brimming with betrayal.
شبّواthey kindled ذبالthe wicks of الزرقthe blue spears فيin ليلthe night of الوغىwar
شبّوا ذبال الزرق في ليل الوغى
ناراًfire وكلَّand every مُذرَّبٍsharpened spear مصباحاa lamp
ناراً وكلَّ مُذرَّبٍ مصباحا
They set the wicks of blue spears in the night of war
They kindled the wicks of lances in the night of turmoil,
ablaze, and made every sharpened spear a lamp.
A fire, and each warrior, a torch.
سُرُجٌlamps تَرىyou see الأرواحَthe winds تُطفيextinguishing غيرهاothers besides them
سُرُجٌ تَرى الأرواحَ تُطفي غيرها
عبثاًplayfully وهذيand these تطفئُextinguish الأرواحاsouls
عبثاً وهذي تطفئُ الأرواحا
Lamps—you see the winds extinguish others
A saddle where souls are seen extinguishing others
playfully, while these extinguish souls.
In vain, while it extinguishes souls.
لاno فَرقَdifference بينbetween النيراتِthe heavenly lights وبينهاand between them
لا فَرقَ بين النيراتِ وبينها
إلاّexcept بتسميةby calling الوشيجthe spear-shafts رماحاspears
إلاّ بتسمية الوشيج رماحا
There is no difference between the heavenly lights and these,
No difference between the lances and them
except that the shafts are called spears.
Except in naming the ramrods as spears.
هبهاsuppose them تبدَّتْthey appeared فيin الظلامthe darkness كواكباًas stars
هبها تبدَّتْ في الظلام كواكباً
لمَwhy لاnot تغورُthey set معَwith النجومِthe stars صباحاat dawn
لمَ لا تغورُ معَ النجومِ صباحا
Suppose they appeared in the darkness as stars:
With them, stars appeared in the darkness
why do they not set with the stars at dawn?
Why don't they set with the stars in the morning?
هُزَّتْwere shaken مُتونُthe shafts of صِعادِهاtheir straight spears فاستيقظتso they awoke
هُزَّتْ مُتونُ صِعادِها فاستيقظت
بأساًwith fierce might وضرَّجتِand stained blood-red الجسومَthe bodies جراحاwith wounds
بأساً وضرَّجتِ الجسومَ جراحا
The shafts of their straight spears were shaken, and they awoke
Their spear-hafts were shaken, so they woke up
with fierce might, and stained bodies red with wounds.
To fury and stained the bodies with wounds.
وجنىand harvested الكُماةُthe armored warriors النصرَvictory منfrom أطرافهاtheir tips
وجنى الكُماةُ النصرَ من أطرافها
لمّاwhen انثنتthey bent بأكفِّهاin their hands أدواحاlike spreading trees
لمّا انثنت بأكفِّها أدواحا
And the armored warriors harvested victory from their tips
And the brave reaped victory from their tips
when they bent in their hands like spreading trees.
When they bent with their palms the curved swords.
لاno غَرْوَwonder أنْthat راحتْthey went in the evening نَشاوىdrunk واغتدتand went in the morning
لا غَرْوَ أنْ راحتْ نَشاوى واغتدت
فلقدfor indeed شَرِبْنَthey drank دمَthe blood of الفوارسِthe horsemen راحاas wine
فلقد شَرِبْنَ دمَ الفوارسِ راحا
No wonder they went forth drunk, evening and morning,
No wonder they rested satisfied and became arrogant
for indeed they had drunk the horsemen's blood as wine.
For they had sipped the blood of horsemen to the full.
Sol 6.1