لَنِعمَtruly excellent is الفَتىthe young man وَالخَيلُwhile the horses تَنحِطُpant فيamid القَناthe spears
لَنِعمَ الفَتى وَالخَيلُ تَنحِطُ في القَنا
نَعىannounced the death اِبنُson of زِيادٍZiyād لِلعُقَيلِيِّto al-ʿUqaylī طارِقِṬāriq
نَعى اِبنُ زِيادٍ لِلعُقَيلِيِّ طارِقِ
What a fine young man, as the horses pant amid the spears,
How excellent the youth and the horses that descend into the hollows
Whose death Ibn Ziyād announced to al-ʿUqaylī, Ṭāriq!
The son of Ziyad laments to Al-Uqayli the assailant
فَياso, O صِمَّṢimm مَنwho لِلخَيلِfor the horses تَنحِطُpant فيamid القَناthe spears
فَيا صِمَّ مَن لِلخَيلِ تَنحِطُ في القَنا
وَياand O صِمَّṢimm مَنwho لِلمُندِياتِfor the shame-bringing calamities الطَوارِقِthose arriving by night
وَيا صِمَّ مَن لِلمُندِياتِ الطَوارِقِ
So, O Ṣimm, who is there for the horses panting amid the spears?
So hush, you who lament the horses that descend into the hollows
And, O Ṣimm, who will face the shame-bringing calamities that come by night?
And hush, you who lament the attacking knights
وَقَدand indeed كانَwas مِقداماًbold عَلىupon حارَةِthe field الوَغىbattle
وَقَد كانَ مِقداماً عَلى حارَةِ الوَغى
وَلوجاًever entering إِذاwhen ماan emphatic particle هيبَwas feared بابُthe gate السُرادِقِthe pavilion
وَلوجاً إِذا ما هيبَ بابُ السُرادِقِ
And he was indeed bold on the field of battle,
He was always bold in the field of battle
Ever entering when the pavilion’s gate inspired fear.
A shelter when the banners of the tents shook
رَأَيتُI saw جِيادَnoble steeds الخَيلِthe horses بَعدَكَafter you عُرِّيَتwere stripped bare
رَأَيتُ جِيادَ الخَيلِ بَعدَكَ عُرِّيَت
وَحُلَّتand were unfastened رِحالُthe saddles اليَعمَلاتِthe swift she-camels المَحانِقِthe lean ones
وَحُلَّت رِحالُ اليَعمَلاتِ المَحانِقِ
I saw the noble steeds stripped bare after you,
I saw the steeds of the horses after you, stripped bare
And the saddles of the swift, lean she-camels were unfastened.
And the saddles of the high-reaching camels removed
Sol 6.1