سَلُواask (plural) اِبنَson of رُؤَيمٍRu'aym عَنabout جِلاديmy sword-fighting وَموقِفيand my stand
سَلُوا اِبنَ رُؤَيمٍ عَن جِلادي وَموقِفي
بِإيوانِin the vaulted hall of كِسرىKisra لاnot أُوَلّيهِمُI present to them ظَهرِيmy back
بِإيوانِ كِسرى لا أُوَلّيهِمُ ظَهرِي
Ask Ibn Ru'aym about my sword-fighting and my stand
In Kisra's vaulted hall, where I do not turn my back on them.
أَكُرُّI charge عَليهِمat them مُعلِماًbearing battle insignia وَتَراهُمُand you see them
أَكُرُّ عَليهِم مُعلِماً وَتَراهُمُ
كَمَعزىlike goats تَحَنّىcrouching خَشيَةَfor fear of الذِئبِthe wolf بِالصَخرِamong the rocks
كَمَعزى تَحَنّى خَشيَةَ الذِئبِ بِالصَخرِ
I charge at them, bearing battle insignia, and you see them
Like goats crouching among the rocks for fear of the wolf.
وَبَيَّتُّهُمand I attacked them by night فيin حِصنِthe fortress of كِسرىKisra اِبنِson of هُرمزٍHurmuz
وَبَيَّتُّهُم في حِصنِ كِسرى اِبنِ هُرمزٍ
بِمَشحوذَةٍwith sharpened blades بيضٍwhite وَخَطِيَّةٍand Khatti spears سُمرِbrown
بِمَشحوذَةٍ بيضٍ وَخَطِيَّةٍ سُمرِ
And I attacked them by night in the fortress of Kisra, son of Hurmuz,
With sharpened white blades and brown Khatti spears.
فَأَجزَمتُهُمso I broke them طَعناًwith thrusts وَضَرباًand blows تَراهُمُyou see them
فَأَجزَمتُهُم طَعناً وَضَرباً تَراهُمُ
يَلوذونَthey seek refuge مِنّاfrom us موهِناًlate at night بِذُراon the heights of القَصرِthe palace
يَلوذونَ مِنّا موهِناً بِذُرا القَصرِ
So I broke them with thrusts and blows; you see them
Seeking refuge from us late at night on the palace's heights.
يَلوذونَthey seek refuge مِنّيfrom me رَهبَةًin terror وَمَخافَةًand fear
يَلوذونَ مِنّي رَهبَةً وَمَخافَةً
لِواذاًseeking refuge كَماjust as لاذَsought refuge الحَمائِمُthe doves مِنfrom صَقرِa falcon
لِواذاً كَما لاذَ الحَمائِمُ مِن صَقرِ
They seek refuge from me in terror and fear,
Seeking shelter as doves seek shelter from a falcon.
Sol 6.1