إِنّيindeed I am مِنَamong النَفَرِthe band of men المُحمَرِّred أَعينُهُمtheir eyes
إِنّي مِنَ النَفَرِ المُحمَرِّ أَعينُهُم
أَهلِpeople of السَوامِgrazing livestock وَأَهلِand people of الصَخرِrock وَاللوبِand lava fields
أَهلِ السَوامِ وَأَهلِ الصَخرِ وَاللوبِ
I am of the band whose eyes are red,
I am of the red-eyed tribe,
Keepers of grazing herds, dwellers among rocks and lava fields,
People of the left hand and people of the rock and twist,
الطاعِنينَthose who spear نُحورَthroats الخَيلِthe horses مُقبِلَةًadvancing
الطاعِنينَ نُحورَ الخَيلِ مُقبِلَةً
بِكُلِّwith every سَمراءَbrown spear لَمnot تُعلَبbe bound with sinew وَمَعلوبِand a sinew-bound spear
بِكُلِّ سَمراءَ لَم تُعلَب وَمَعلوبِ
Who spear the throats of horses as they charge,
Thrusting at the chests of horses coming head on
With every brown spear, unbound or sinew-bound.
With every brown Indian sword unsheathed and sheathed,
وَقَدand indeed بَلَوتُمyou tested فَأَبلَوكُمso they made you experience بَلائَهُمُtheir prowess
وَقَد بَلَوتُم فَأَبلَوكُم بَلائَهُمُ
يَومَthe day of الحُرَيرَةِal-Hurayra ضَرباًblows غَيرَnot مَكذوبِfalsely claimed
يَومَ الحُرَيرَةِ ضَرباً غَيرَ مَكذوبِ
You have tested them, and they have made you feel their prowess,
And you have tested us, so we tested you with their testing,
On the day of al-Hurayra, with blows that were no lie.
The day of Hurayra with a beating no pretense,
إِنif توعِدونيyou threaten me فَإِنّيthen indeed I am لِاِبنُindeed the son of عَمِّكُمُyour paternal uncle
إِن توعِدوني فَإِنّي لِاِبنُ عَمِّكُمُ
وَقَدand already أَصابوكُمُthey struck you مِنهُof it بِشُؤبوبِwith a downpour
وَقَد أَصابوكُمُ مِنهُ بِشُؤبوبِ
If you threaten me, I am indeed your cousin,
If you threaten me, I am the cousin of your cousin,
And they have already struck you with a downpour of such blows.
And they have struck you from him with great misfortune,
وَإِنَّand indeed وَرقاءَWarqa’ قَدalready أَردىslew أَباAbu (father of) كَنَفٍKanaf
وَإِنَّ وَرقاءَ قَد أَردى أَبا كَنَفٍ
وَاِبنَيand the two sons of إِياسٍIyas وَعَمراand Amr وَاِبنَand the son of أَيّوبِAyyub
وَاِبنَي إِياسٍ وَعَمرا وَاِبنَ أَيّوبِ
And Warqa’ has indeed slain Abu Kanaf,
Warqa has killed Abu Canaf
And the two sons of Iyas, and Amr, and the son of Ayyub.
And the two sons of Iyas and Amr and son of Ayyub,
وَإِنَّand indeed عُثمانَUthman قَدalready أَردىslew ثَمانِيَةًeight
وَإِنَّ عُثمانَ قَد أَردى ثَمانِيَةً
مِنكُمfrom among you وَأَنتُمand you عَلىwith خُبرٍknowledge وَتَجريبِand experience
مِنكُم وَأَنتُم عَلى خُبرٍ وَتَجريبِ
And Uthman has indeed slain eight
And Uthman has killed eight of you
Of you—and you know it from experience.
While you are in the know and trial,
لاقَتهُمُmet them مِنهُمُfrom among them آسادُlions مَلحَمَةٍfierce battle
لاقَتهُمُ مِنهُمُ آسادُ مَلحَمَةٍ
لَيسواthey are not بِزُرّاعَةٍfarmers عوجِcrooked العَراقيبِhocks
لَيسوا بِزُرّاعَةٍ عوجِ العَراقيبِ
Lions of battle from their ranks confronted them,
Whom the 'Asads met in battle
They are no farmers with crooked hocks.
No squinting at twisted plowing trails,
فَالآنَso now إِنif تُقبِلواyou advance نَأخُذwe seize نُحورَكُمُyour throats
فَالآنَ إِن تُقبِلوا نَأخُذ نُحورَكُمُ
وَإِنand if تُباهواyou vie in boasting فَإِنّيthen indeed I am غَيرُnot مَغلوبِoutdone
وَإِن تُباهوا فَإِنّي غَيرُ مَغلوبِ
So now, if you advance, we shall seize your throats;
So now if you confront I take your lives
And if you vie in boasting, I am not to be outdone.
And if you rebel, I am not to be subdued.
Sol 6.1