وَمُثَوِّبٍ بالأقرَبينَ كَأَنَّهُ

وَمُثَوِّبٍ بالأقرَبينَ كَأَنَّهُ

شَرِقٌ دَعا في لُجَّةٍ مَغمورُ

شَرِقٌ دَعا في لُجَّةٍ مَغمورُ

And many a man calling his nearest kin for aid, as though he were

And one who rewards kin as if he were

A choking man who cried out from the depths, engulfed—

A rising sun in a pitch-black gloom obscured;

آسيتُه فَكشَفتُ عَنهُ كُربَةً

آسيتُه فَكشَفتُ عَنهُ كُربَةً

تَحتَ الرِماحِ وَللكُماةِ هَريرُ

تَحتَ الرِماحِ وَللكُماةِ هَريرُ

I came to his aid and lifted his anguish from him

I grieved for him; then from him grief removed

Beneath the spears, while the warriors roared.

Under the spears, amid the brave men's stir.