وَمِن عَجَبي أَنّ الصّوارمَ وَالقَنا

وَمِن عَجَبي أَنّ الصّوارمَ وَالقَنا

تَثورُ بِأَيدي القومِ حينَ تَصيرُ

تَثورُ بِأَيدي القومِ حينَ تَصيرُ

And I marvel that the keen swords and spears

And of my wonders is that swords and spears

rage when they come into the men's hands;

Rage in the hands of men when they become

لِإِكثارِها شُربَ الدّماءِ مِنَ العِدا

لِإِكثارِها شُربَ الدّماءِ مِنَ العِدا

تَحيضُ بِأَيدي القَومِ وَهيَ ذُكورُ

تَحيضُ بِأَيدي القَومِ وَهيَ ذُكورُ

because they drink so much of the enemies' blood,

Abundant with drinking blood of enemies-

they menstruate in the men's hands, though they are male.

They menstruate in the hands of men though males.

وَأَعجَبُ مِن ذا أَنّها في أَكُفِّهم

وَأَعجَبُ مِن ذا أَنّها في أَكُفِّهم

وَإِنْ حَنَّ قَلبُ القَوم عطفاً تَجورُ

وَإِنْ حَنَّ قَلبُ القَوم عطفاً تَجورُ

And stranger than this is that, in their palms,

More wondrous than this is that in their palms,

even if the men's hearts soften with compassion, they act unjustly.

Though the hearts of men may show mercy, they rule rough,

وَلا شَيءَ يُطفي الغَيظَ مِنها لِأنّها

وَلا شَيءَ يُطفي الغَيظَ مِنها لِأنّها

تَأَجَّجُ ناراً وَالأَكفُّ بُحورُ

تَأَجَّجُ ناراً وَالأَكفُّ بُحورُ

And nothing quenches their rage, for they

And nothing can quench their wrath, for they

blaze with fire, while the palms are seas.

Kindle fire while the palms are oceans.