لَقَدindeed لَقِيَmet المَرءُthe man التَميمِيُّthe Tamimi خَيلَناour cavalry
لَقَد لَقِيَ المَرءُ التَميمِيُّ خَيلَنا
فَلاقىso he encountered طِعاناًspear-thrusts صادِقاًin earnest عِندَat نِفَّراNiffar
فَلاقى طِعاناً صادِقاً عِندَ نِفَّرا
Indeed, the Tamimi man met our cavalry,
and faced spear-thrusts dealt in earnest at Niffar,
وَضَرباًand blows يُزيلُdislodge الهامَheads عَنfrom سَكَناتِهِtheir resting places
وَضَرباً يُزيلُ الهامَ عَن سَكَناتِهِ
فَماso not إِنindeed (reinforcing the negation) تَرىyou see إِلاexcept صَريعاًone struck down وَمُدبِراand one fleeing
فَما إِن تَرى إِلا صَريعاً وَمُدبِرا
and blows that dislodge heads from their resting places;
so you see only the fallen and those in flight.
Sol 6.1