وأظْهَرَ السِّلْمَ وقدْ

وأظْهَرَ السِّلْمَ وقدْ

أسَرّ حَسْواً فِي ارْتِغا

أسَرّ حَسْواً فِي ارْتِغا

He made a show of peace, though all the while

He displayed peace, though he had

he sipped in secret under cover of skimming froth.

concealed his sipping under cover of drinking froth.

فبلّغَ الرّحْمانُ سيْ

فبلّغَ الرّحْمانُ سيْ

ف النّصْرِ فيهِ ما ابْتَغى

ف النّصْرِ فيهِ ما ابْتَغى

Then the All-Merciful let the sword

So the All-Merciful granted the sword

of victory achieve against him all it sought,

of victory what it sought against him,

وردّهُ ردَّ ثَمو

وردّهُ ردَّ ثَمو

دٍ والفَصيلُ قدْ رَغا

دٍ والفَصيلُ قدْ رَغا

and dealt him the fate of Thamu—

and cast him down as He did Thamud,

—d, when the she-camel’s calf had bellowed,

while the camel calf had cried out,

حتّى يُرَى وليمَةً

حتّى يُرَى وليمَةً

لٍكُلِّ مرهوبِ التُّغا

لٍكُلِّ مرهوبِ التُّغا

until he seemed a banquet

until he is seen as a feast

for every warrior dreaded in the fray.

for each one feared for his tyranny.