ياO صَريعَone felled الأَكُفthe palms صُدغُكَyour temple أَمسىhas become
يا صَريعَ الأَكُف صُدغُكَ أَمسى
خَلقاًworn-out مِثلَlike طَيلَسانِshawl ابنِson of حربِHarb
خَلقاً مِثلَ طَيلَسانِ ابنِ حربِ
O you felled by palms, your temple has become
O slain one with calloused palms, your temple
worn-out, like Ibn Harb’s shawl.
Is now of a nature like Tailsan, son of War.
أَنتَyou فيin الحانِthe tavern فيin أمانٍsafety وَسلمٍand peace
أَنتَ في الحانِ في أمانٍ وَسلمٍ
وهوَand it فيin مَعمَعانِthe thick of حربٍwar وَضربِand blows
وهوَ في مَعمَعانِ حربٍ وَضربِ
You are in the tavern, in safety and peace,
You are in melodies, in safety and peace,
while it is in the thick of war and blows.
While he is in the din of war and blows.
قَفاكَyour nape محمدُMuhammad نِعمَhow excellent السِلاحthe weapon
قَفاكَ محمدُ نِعمَ السِلاح
إذاwhen التَفَّbecame entangled بِالعَسكرِwith the army العَسكَرthe army
إذا التَفَّ بِالعَسكرِ العَسكَر
Your nape, Muhammad—what a fine weapon,
Your nape was protected by Muhammad, prime arms -
when army closes with army.
When armies mass against armies en masse.
وَصُدغُكَand your temple إنif نَقَرَtapped الناقِرونthe tappers
وَصُدغُكَ إن نَقَرَ الناقِرون
عَليهِupon it يَرِنُّrings out وَلاand not يُكسَرُis broken
عَليهِ يَرِنُّ وَلا يُكسَرُ
And your temple, if the tappers tap
And your temple, if detractors detract
upon it, rings out and is not broken.
Upon it, it resounds but does not break.
Sol 6.1