فَنَحنُ لَعَمري غَير شَك قَرارَنا
أَحَقُّ وَأَملي بِالحُروبِ وَأَنحَبُ
So we—by my life, beyond all doubt—our settled stand
is worthier, more enduring in war, and braver.
إِذا ما دَعى داعي الصَباحِ أَجابَهُ
فَوارِس مِنّا كُلَّ يَومٍ مُجَرّبُ
Whenever the herald of the dawn raid calls, he is answered
by horsemen of ours, each day tested and proven.
وَيَومَ بِبِسطامِ العَريضَةِ إِذا حَوَت
شَدَدنا لَهُم أَوزارَها بِالتَلَبُّبُ
And that day at broad Bistam, when it closed round,
we girded on its war-gear against them, cinching it tight;
وَنَقلُبُها وِزراً كَأَنّ صُدورَها
من الطعن تطلى بالسني المخضب
and we bore it as a burden, as though its foremost ranks
were painted by spear-thrusts with gleaming blood-red dye.
Sol 5.6