ومسبلةٍand one shedding دَمعاًtears يَسوغُgoes down easily عُذوبةًin sweetness
ومسبلةٍ دَمعاً يَسوغُ عُذوبةً
علىdespite أنthe fact that دمعthe tears المقلَتينof the two eyes أُجاجُbitterly salty
على أن دمع المقلَتين أُجاجُ
And many a cloud shedding tears sweet to drink,
though the tears of the eyes are bitter brine.
مَرَتْهاmilked it صَباهاits east wind حينwhen درَّتit flowed freely فأُرضعتso were suckled
مَرَتْها صَباها حين درَّت فأُرضعت
بسائطُplains منfrom أخلاقهاits character وفجاجُand ravines
بسائطُ من أخلاقها وفجاجُ
Its east wind milked it as it flowed, and so
plains and ravines were suckled by its bounty.
تَخَرّقَdarted فيهاthrough it لمعُa flash of برْقٍlightning كأنّماas though
تَخَرّقَ فيها لمعُ برْقٍ كأنّما
يَشُبّflares up ويَخبُوand dies down منfrom سَنَاهُits radiance سراجُa lamp
يَشُبّ ويَخبُو من سَنَاهُ سراجُ
Lightning flashed through it, as though
a lamp were flaring and fading with its light.
علتtrod upon خيلُناour horses منهاfrom it جليداًice فلمso was not يُتَحْafforded
علت خيلُنا منها جليداً فلم يُتَحْ
بِناby us للعدىto the foe منfrom عَدوهِنَّtheir galloping عجاجُa dust cloud
بِنا للعدى من عَدوهِنَّ عجاجُ
Our horses trod the ice it left, and there was no
dust from their gallop to betray us to the foe.
وكمand many a حافرٍhoof فيin الرسغthe fetlock منهof it زبرجدٌchrysolite
وكم حافرٍ في الرسغ منه زبرجدٌ
كسيرshattered بهby it ممّاfrom what علاهit trod upon it زجاجُglass
كسير به ممّا علاه زجاجُ
And many a hoof, a chrysolite at the fetlock,
shattered the glass on which it trod.
بأُسدِwith lions of وغىًbattle كمhow often قيلit was said عوجواturn نُصرْتمُmay you be granted victory
بأُسدِ وغىً كم قيل عوجوا نُصرْتمُ
علىtoward الموتdeath منthrough حربwarfare against العداةthe enemies فعاجواso they turned
على الموت من حرب العداة فعاجوا
With lions of battle—how often told, 'Turn—may victory be yours—
toward death in war with the foe!' And they turned.
فلاso no غُنمَbooty إلّاexcept كلّevery رأسٍhead كأنّهُas though it were
فلا غُنمَ إلّا كلّ رأسٍ كأنّهُ
علىupon الرمحthe spear منfrom ضَرْبِthe stroke of المهندِthe Indian-steel sword تاجُa crown
على الرمح من ضَرْبِ المهندِ تاجُ
No spoil, then, but heads, each seeming
a crown upon a spear, cut off by the Indian blade.
وخُمْصانَةٍand many a slim-waisted woman منقادَةٍled along بذوائبٍby tresses
وخُمْصانَةٍ منقادَةٍ بذوائبٍ
لسائِقِهاto her driver خَلْفَbehind الجَوادِthe steed لجاجُstubborn resistance
لسائِقِها خَلْفَ الجَوادِ لجاجُ
And many a slim-waisted woman, led by her tresses,
offered her driver stubborn resistance behind the steed.
كأنّas though وراءَbehind الخيلِthe horses منهاof her kind جآذراًwild-cow calves
كأنّ وراءَ الخيلِ منها جآذراً
تُرَوّعُare frightened أخصارٌwaists لهنّbelonging to them دماجُslender and firm
تُرَوّعُ أخصارٌ لهنّ دماجُ
As though behind the horses they were wild-cow calves,
frightened, their waists slender and firm.
فكانَso there was لناfor us فيamong الرّومِthe Romans قتلٌslaughter معجَّلٌswift
فكانَ لنا في الرّومِ قتلٌ معجَّلٌ
وفيناand among us لهمfor them منfrom الوشيجspear-shafts شجاجُhead wounds
وفينا لهم من الوشيج شجاجُ
So we dealt the Romans swift slaughter,
and they dealt us head wounds with their spears.
Sol 6.1