وَقاتَلتَand you fought الغَداةَthat morning قِتالَa fight of صِدقٍtrue valor
وَقاتَلتَ الغَداةَ قِتالَ صِدقٍ
فَلاso may ... never شَلَّتbe paralyzed يَداكَyour two hands أَباO father of الرَبابِal-Rabab
فَلا شَلَّت يَداكَ أَبا الرَبابِ
And that morning you fought a true fight;
You fought in the morning with true sincerity
so may your hands never be paralyzed, Abu al-Rabab!
So your hands did not weaken, O Abu Al-Rabab
أَباحَlaid open قِتالُthe fighting of خارِجَةَKharijah اِبنِson of حِصنٍHisn
أَباحَ قِتالُ خارِجَةَ اِبنِ حِصنٍ
لِأَهلِto the people of الحَزنِal-Hazn مُنقَطَعَthe farthest limit of السَحابِthe clouds
لِأَهلِ الحَزنِ مُنقَطَعَ السَحابِ
Kharijah ibn Hisn's fighting laid open
The fighting of Kharijah ibn Hisn made lawful
to the people of al-Hazn the farthest reaches of the clouds.
For the grieving people the severed clouds
تَرَكتَyou left الحَيَّthe clan مِنof عَمروٍAmr فُلولاًshattered remnants
تَرَكتَ الحَيَّ مِن عَمروٍ فُلولاً
وَحَرباًand war قَدindeed أَنَختَyou made kneel عَلىupon الرَبابِal-Rabab
وَحَرباً قَد أَنَختَ عَلى الرَبابِ
You left the clan of Amr in shattered remnants,
You left the living from Amr remnants
and you have made war kneel upon al-Rabab.
And war that bowed upon Al-Rabab
Sol 6.1