أطلِقْ سِهامَكَ كيْ تنالَ مآربكْ

أطلِقْ سِهامَكَ كيْ تنالَ مآربكْ

فبها إنِ اسْتبقيْتَها يكُ مَقتلكْ

فبها إنِ اسْتبقيْتَها يكُ مَقتلكْ

Shoot your arrows, that you may attain your aims.

Launch your arrows so you may attain your desires

For if you hold them back, through them shall you meet your death.

For if you keep them, it will be your demise

أطلِقْ ولا تخْشَ الحياةَ فإنّها

أطلِقْ ولا تخْشَ الحياةَ فإنّها

أنثى يُنفّرُها احْمرارُ دمٍ سُفِكْ

أنثى يُنفّرُها احْمرارُ دمٍ سُفِكْ

Shoot, and do not fear life, for she is

Launch them and fear not this life, for it

a female repelled by the redness of blood that has been shed.

Is a fickle woman, repelled by spilled blood

ولئِن رأَتْها في الهواءِ فلنْ تشُك

ولئِن رأَتْها في الهواءِ فلنْ تشُك

كَ بأنّ نازلةً تُلِمُّ على وشَكْ

كَ بأنّ نازلةً تُلِمُّ على وشَكْ

And if she sees them in the air, she will not doubt

And if she sees it in the air, she will not doubt

that a calamity is about to descend.

That a disaster is imminent and close at hand

واجعلْ لسَهمِكَ حصّةً ممّا عَرَضْ

واجعلْ لسَهمِكَ حصّةً ممّا عَرَضْ

فنصيبُ سهْمٍ صابَ مَبلغُهُ يدُكْ

فنصيبُ سهْمٍ صابَ مَبلغُهُ يدُكْ

And give your arrow a share of what presents itself,

Give your arrow its share of those who exposed themselves

for the share of an arrow that strikes reaches your hand.

So the portion of an arrow that hit finds your hand

واهدأْ إذا سهمٌ كبَا إذْ أنّهُ

واهدأْ إذا سهمٌ كبَا إذْ أنّهُ

إنْ لمْ يصُبْ لحْمًا فروحًا دونَ شكْ

إنْ لمْ يصُبْ لحْمًا فروحًا دونَ شكْ

And stay calm if an arrow falters, for it

Be calm if an arrow misses, for surely

strikes a spirit, without a doubt, if it does not strike flesh.

If it misses flesh, it will hit a soul no doubt

فإذا أصابَ الرّوحَ ممّنْ ناوأكْ

فإذا أصابَ الرّوحَ ممّنْ ناوأكْ

فقدِ انتصَرْتَ ولحمُهُ سيُساقُ لكْ

فقدِ انتصَرْتَ ولحمُهُ سيُساقُ لكْ

So if it strikes the spirit of one who opposed you,

So if it strikes the soul of those who opposed you

then you have triumphed, and his flesh will be driven to you.

You are victorious, and their flesh will be brought to you

أطلِقْ ولا تسْتثنِ إنْ أطْلَقْتَ منْ

أطلِقْ ولا تسْتثنِ إنْ أطْلَقْتَ منْ

عبَدُوا الحياةَ فإنّ فيهِمْ قاتلَكْ

عبَدُوا الحياةَ فإنّ فيهِمْ قاتلَكْ

Shoot, and if you shoot, spare none of those who

Launch your arrows and do not exclude those

have worshipped life, for among them is your killer.

Who worshipped life, for among them are your killers

فتكونَ قد جرّدْتَها من قاتلٍ

فتكونَ قد جرّدْتَها من قاتلٍ

كانتْ ستُعتِقهُ غدًا كيْ يقتلَكْ

كانتْ ستُعتِقهُ غدًا كيْ يقتلَكْ

So you will have stripped her of a killer

Thus you would have stripped life of a killer

whom she would have set free tomorrow so he could kill you.

Who would have set himself free tomorrow, to kill you

أطلِقْ فسهمٌ صائبٌ عامٌ وسه

أطلِقْ فسهمٌ صائبٌ عامٌ وسه

مٌ حائدٌ يومٌ لعُمرٍ لاذَ بِكْ

مٌ حائدٌ يومٌ لعُمرٍ لاذَ بِكْ

Shoot: an arrow that hits is a year, and an arrow

Launch your arrows for a hitting arrow is common, and an

that strays is a day for a lifetime that has sought refuge in you.

Errant arrow is a day that sought refuge in you

فإنِ اسْتَكنْتَ ولمْ تُبادِرْ أسهمُكْ

فإنِ اسْتَكنْتَ ولمْ تُبادِرْ أسهمُكْ

فالوحشُ في وحْشِيِّها لنْ يرحَمَكْ

فالوحشُ في وحْشِيِّها لنْ يرحَمَكْ

For if you submit and your arrows do not take the initiative,

For if you hesitate and do not unleash your arrows

then the beast in her Wahshi will show you no mercy.

The beast in its savagery will show you no mercy

ولَكُلُّ عبْدٍ مِنهمُ وحشيُّها

ولَكُلُّ عبْدٍ مِنهمُ وحشيُّها

هيْهاتَ إنْ لمْ تُرْدِهِ أنْ يَترُكَكْ

هيْهاتَ إنْ لمْ تُرْدِهِ أنْ يَترُكَكْ

And indeed every slave among them is her Wahshi;

Each slave of them has a savage beast

unless you lay him low, there is no hope he will leave you be.

Alas, if you do not want it to leave you

أطلِقْ ولولا أنّنا رهنٌ بِها

أطلِقْ ولولا أنّنا رهنٌ بِها

لنصَحْتُ أنْ تُرْمىْ بأوّلِ أسْهُمِكْ

لنصَحْتُ أنْ تُرْمىْ بأوّلِ أسْهُمِكْ

Shoot, and were we not bound to her,

Launch your arrows, and if not for us being hostage to it

I would have advised that she be shot with the first of your arrows.

I would advise you to target it with your first arrow