أَرىI see البَحرthe sea وَالبَرّand the land الفَسيحvast تَلاقياthe two met
أَرى البَحر وَالبَرّ الفَسيح تَلاقيا
كَجَيشينlike two armies قَدalready صُفّاboth were drawn up لكَيin order to يَتَصادَماthe two clash
كَجَيشين قَد صُفّا لكَي يَتَصادَما
I see the sea and the vast land meet,
Like two armies already drawn up to clash.
فَلَمّاthen when أَقامput forward البرّthe land فلكاًa ship مُبارزاًas a duelist
فَلَمّا أَقام البرّ فلكاً مُبارزاً
تَلقّاهmet it مَوجwaves البَحرthe sea حَتّىuntil تَلاطَماthe two battered each other
تَلقّاه مَوج البَحر حَتّى تَلاطَما
Then, when the land put forward a ship as a duelist,
The sea’s waves met it, till the two battered each other.
فَأَعقبهso brought upon it الخَوفfear اِرتِعاداًtrembling فَوَدَّso it wished لَوif only
فَأَعقبه الخَوف اِرتِعاداً فَوَدَّ لَو
بِأَجنِحَةon the wings of الأَعلامthe flags طارit flew إِلىto السَماthe sky
بِأَجنِحَة الأَعلام طار إِلى السَما
So fear made it tremble, and it wished that
On the wings of the flags it could fly to the sky.
وَلمّاand when رَأىit saw أَنthat لاno نَجاةَescape لَدَيهِavailable to it مِنfrom
وَلمّا رَأى أَن لا نَجاةَ لَدَيهِ مِن
يَدthe hand of المَوجthe waves أَلقىit offered السلمpeace كَيso that يَتَسالَماthe two might make peace
يَد المَوج أَلقى السلم كَي يَتَسالَما
And when it saw that it had no escape from
The hand of the waves, it offered peace so the two might make peace.
Sol 6.1