أَلَمdid ... not? تَسمَعyou hear بِمَعرَكَةِof the battle of الهُبودِal-Hubud
أَلَم تَسمَع بِمَعرَكَةِ الهُبودِ
غَداةَon the morning when الرومُthe Romans حافِلَةُthronged with الجُنودِthe troops
غَداةَ الرومُ حافِلَةُ الجُنودِ
Have you not heard of the battle of al-Hubud?
On the morning when the Romans were thronged with troops,
غَداةَon the morning when الرومُthe Romans صَرعىlying slain فيin يَبابٍa barren waste
غَداةَ الرومُ صَرعى في يَبابٍ
تنهنههاhold them back القَبائِلُthe tribes مِنof ثَمودِThamud
تنهنهها القَبائِلُ مِن ثَمودِ
On the morning when the Romans lay slain in a barren waste,
The tribes of Thamud holding them back.
تَجاوُبُanswer عاصِماًAsim فُرسٌPersians وَرومٌand Romans
تَجاوُبُ عاصِماً فُرسٌ وَرومٌ
وَأَوباشٌand rabble مِنfrom الأَمَمِthe peoples الرَفودِlending aid
وَأَوباشٌ مِن الأَمَمِ الرَفودِ
Persians and Romans answer Asim,
And rabble from the peoples lending aid:
نَصارىChristians لَيسَnot يَنهاهاrestrains them رَشيدٌa wise man
نَصارى لَيسَ يَنهاها رَشيدٌ
وأُخرىand another group مِنfrom ضَوالِعَةِthe partisans of اليَهودِthe Jews
وأُخرى مِن ضَوالِعَةِ اليَهودِ
Christians whom no wise man restrains,
And another group from among the Jews' partisans,
وَباقيand the remainder of تَغلِبٍTaghlib وَبَنيand the sons of إيادٍIyad
وَباقي تَغلِبٍ وَبَني إيادٍ
وَحَيُّand the clan of النَمرِal-Namir رَهطِthe kinsmen of أَبيAbu كَنودِKanud
وَحَيُّ النَمرِ رَهطِ أَبي كَنودِ
And the remainder of Taghlib and the sons of Iyad,
And the clan of al-Namir, the kinsmen of Abu Kanud.
Sol 6.1