صَبَحناwe attacked at dawn الحَيَّthe clan حَيَّthe clan of بَنيthe sons of جِحاشٍJiḥāsh
صَبَحنا الحَيَّ حَيَّ بَني جِحاشٍ
بِمَكُروثاءَat Makrūthāʾ داهِيَةًa calamity نَآداcrushing
بِمَكُروثاءَ داهِيَةً نَآدا
We attacked the clan at dawn, the clan of the sons of Jiḥāsh,
We awoke alive, alive O clan of Jihash
At Makrūthāʾ, with a crushing calamity.
In Makroutha, roaring fiercely
فَماso not جَبُنواthey were cowardly غَداتَئِذٍthat morning وَلَكِنbut
فَما جَبُنوا غَداتَئِذٍ وَلَكِن
أُشِبَّbattle was kindled بِهِمagainst them فَلَمso not يَسَعواthey could manage الذِياداdefense
أُشِبَّ بِهِم فَلَم يَسَعوا الذِيادا
They showed no cowardice that morning, but
Yet they did not flee that morning, but
Battle flared against them, and they could not mount a defense.
Their supplies failed so they could not increase
فَإِنso if تَكُit be أَخطَأَتَit missed سَعدُSaʿd بِنُson of بَكرٍBakr
فَإِن تَكُ أَخطَأَتَ سَعدُ بِنُ بَكرٍ
فَقَدthen indeed تَرَكَتit left مَواليهاits allies عِباداslaves
فَقَد تَرَكَت مَواليها عِبادا
If it missed Saʿd son of Bakr,
If Sa'd ibn Bakr made a mistake
It still left Saʿd’s allies as slaves—
He left behind his loyal servants
بَنيthe sons of عَوفٍʿAwf وَدُهمانَand Duhmān بِنَson of نَصرٍNaṣr
بَني عَوفٍ وَدُهمانَ بِنَ نَصرٍ
وَكانَand was اللَهُGod فاعِلَthe doer of ماwhat أَراداHe willed
وَكانَ اللَهُ فاعِلَ ما أَرادا
The sons of ʿAwf and of Duhmān son of Naṣr.
The tribes of Awf and Duhman ibn Nasr
And God brought about what He willed.
And Allah does what He intends
صَبَحناهُمwe attacked them at dawn بِجَمعٍwith a host فيهِin it أَلفٌa thousand
صَبَحناهُم بِجَمعٍ فيهِ أَلفٌ
رَواياهُمtheir water-carrying camels يُخَضخِضنَthey shake المَزاداthe waterskins
رَواياهُم يُخَضخِضنَ المَزادا
We attacked them at dawn with a host a thousand strong;
We came upon them in a horde of a thousand
Their water-camels set the waterskins sloshing.
As they watered their camels at the trough
أَرَبَّتit lingered باِلأَكارِعِat al-Akāriʿ وَهيَwhile it تَبغيseeks
أَرَبَّت باِلأَكارِعِ وَهيَ تَبغي
رُعاةَherdsmen of الشاءِthe sheep and goats وَالضَأنَand the sheep القِهاداthe white ones
رُعاةَ الشاءِ وَالضَأنَ القِهادا
They lingered at al-Akāriʿ, seeking
Brandishing their arms seeking
The shepherds of the flocks and the white sheep.
The shepherds and their grazing sheep
فَجُلناso we wheeled about جَولَةًa turn ثُمَّthen اِرعَوَيناwe held back
فَجُلنا جَولَةً ثُمَّ اِرعَوَينا
وَأَمكَنّاand we gave an opening لِمَنto whoever شاءَwished الجِلاداcombat
وَأَمكَنّا لِمَن شاءَ الجِلادا
So we wheeled about once, then held back,
We made a tour then turned back
And offered combat to whoever wished,
And enabled whoever wanted carnage
بِضَربٍwith blows يُلقِحُimpregnates الضِبعانُthe male hyena مِنهُbecause of it
بِضَربٍ يُلقِحُ الضِبعانُ مِنهُ
طَروقَتَهُhis mate وَيَأتَنِفُand begins anew السِفاداmating
طَروقَتَهُ وَيَأتَنِفُ السِفادا
With blows that make the male hyena impregnate
With blows that impregnate the hyenas
His mate and begin mating anew.
And cause the grey wolves to howl
Sol 6.1