وتلقىand you face الدَّهرَFate منهthrough him بليثِwith a lion of غابٍa thicket
وتلقى الدَّهرَ منه بليثِ غابٍ
غدَتhave become سُمرُthe dusky shafts of الرَِّماحِthe spears لهاfor it عَريناa lair
غدَت سُمرُ الرَِّماحِ لها عَرينا
And through him you face Fate with a lion of the thicket,
the dusky spears having become its lair.
تخالُyou would imagine سُيوفَهُhis swords إِمَّاwhenever انتضاهاhe unsheathes them
تخالُ سُيوفَهُ إِمَّا انتضاها
جداوِلَstreams والرِّماحَand the spears لهاtheir غصوناboughs
جداوِلَ والرِّماحَ لها غصونا
You would think his swords, whenever he unsheathes them,
streams, and the spears their boughs.
وتَحسَبُand you would consider خَيلَهُhis horses عِقبانَeagles of دَجنٍcloud-dark skies
وتَحسَبُ خَيلَهُ عِقبانَ دَجنٍ
يَرُحنَthey set out at evening معwith الظَّلامِthe darkness ويغتديناand go forth at dawn
يَرُحنَ مع الظَّلامِ ويغتدينا
And you would take his horses for eagles of cloud-dark skies,
setting out with darkness and going forth at dawn.
إذاwhen قَدَحَتthey strike sparks بجِنحbeneath the wing of الليلthe night أورَتthey kindle
إذا قَدَحَت بجِنح الليل أورَت
سناًa radiance يُعشىthat dazzles عيونthe eyes of النَاظريناthe onlookers
سناً يُعشى عيون النَاظرينا
When they strike sparks beneath night's wing, they kindle
a radiance that dazzles the onlookers' eyes.
وإنand if جَنَحَتthey turn معwith الإصباحِdaybreak عدواًat a gallop
وإن جَنَحَت مع الإصباحِ عدواً
أثارَتthey raise للعَجَاجof swirling dust بهwithin it دُجُوناdark clouds
أثارَت للعَجَاج به دُجُونا
And if at daybreak they turn to gallop,
they raise dark clouds of swirling dust within it.
كأنّas though الشَّمسَthe sun حينwhen تُثيرُthey stir up نقعاًdust
كأنّ الشَّمسَ حين تُثيرُ نقعاً
تُحاذِرُfears منbecause of سُطاهُhis might أنto تَبيناappear
تُحاذِرُ من سُطاهُ أن تَبينا
As though the sun, when they stir up dust,
dares not appear for fear of his might.
وماand not كُسِفَتwere eclipsed بُدورُthe full moons of الاُفقthe horizon إِلاَّexcept
وما كُسِفَت بُدورُ الاُفق إِلاَّ
أسًىin sorrow إذwhen أبصرَتthey beheld منهof him الجبيناthe brow
أسًى إذ أبصرَت منه الجبينا
And the full moons of the horizon were eclipsed only
in sorrow, when they beheld his brow.
وماand not اضطربتtrembled رِماحُthe spears of الخطِّal-Khatt إِلاَّexcept
وما اضطربت رِماحُ الخطِّ إِلاَّ
مخافَةَfor fear أنthat يُحطِّمَهاhe would shatter them مُبينَاplainly
مخافَةَ أن يُحطِّمَها مُبينَا
And the spears of al-Khatt trembled only
for fear he would shatter them outright.
وماand not تَندَقُّdo they shatter يومon the day of الرَّوعterror حتَّىuntil
وما تَندَقُّ يوم الرَّوع حتَّى
يَدُقَّhe crushes بهاwith them الكواهلَthe shoulders والمتُوناand the backs
يَدُقَّ بها الكواهلَ والمتُونا
Nor do they shatter on the day of terror until
he has crushed shoulders and backs with them.
عجبتُI marvel لهاat them تُصافحthey clasp منin يَديهhis two hands
عجبتُ لها تُصافح من يَديه
وتُوصَفُyet they are described as الظَّماthirsty بحراًa sea مَعيناflowing
وتُوصَفُ الظَّما بحراً مَعينا
I marvel at them: in his hands they clasp
a flowing sea, yet are called thirsty.
ويُورِدُهاand he leads them to drink ولاand does not يُخطىerr برأىٍin judgment
ويُورِدُها ولا يُخطى برأىٍ
نِطافاًdroplets منfrom دُروعthe armor of الدَّارعيناmail-clad men
نِطافاً من دُروع الدَّارعينا
And he leads them to drink—unerring in judgment—
droplets from the armor of mail-clad men.
وهلand can يَشفَىbe assuaged لهاtheir أبداًever غَليٌseething rage
وهل يَشفَى لها أبداً غَليٌ
وقدwhile already شرِبَتthey have drunk دِماءَthe blood of الكافريناthe unbelievers
وقد شرِبَت دِماءَ الكافرينا
And can their seething rage ever be assuaged,
when they have drunk the blood of unbelievers?
إذاwhen لَقِيَتthey meet عيونضthe eyes of (apparent typo) الرومthe Romans زُرقاًblue
إذا لَقِيَت عيونض الروم زُرقاً
حسِبتَyou would think نِصالَهاtheir spearheads تلكthose العيوناeyes
حسِبتَ نِصالَها تلك العيونا
When they meet the Romans' blue eyes,
you would think their spearheads were those eyes.
وقائعُbattles فىagainst العُداةِthe enemies لهof his تُبارىrival
وقائعُ فى العُداةِ له تُبارى
صنائعَbenefactions فىto العُفاةِsupplicants المُجتديناseeking gifts
صنائعَ فى العُفاةِ المُجتدينا
His battles against his foes rival
his benefactions to supplicants seeking gifts.
وإرغامٌand abasement بهby it أبكىhe made weep عيوناًeyes
وإرغامٌ به أبكى عيوناً
وإنعامٌand bounty أقَرَّhe gladdened بهby it عُيوناeyes
وإنعامٌ أقَرَّ به عُيونا
And abasement by which he made eyes weep,
and bounty by which he gladdened eyes.
Sol 6.1