لَقينا بِالفِراضِ جُموعَ رومٍ

لَقينا بِالفِراضِ جُموعَ رومٍ

وَفُرسٍ غَمَّها طولُ السَلامِ

وَفُرسٍ غَمَّها طولُ السَلامِ

At al-Firad we met hosts of Romans

At Al-Firaz we met hordes of Romans,

And Persians, whom prolonged peace had distressed.

And Persians, worn down by protracted truce.

أَبدَنا جَمعَهُم لَمّا التَقَينا

أَبدَنا جَمعَهُم لَمّا التَقَينا

وَبَيَّتنا بِجَمعِ بَني رِزامِ

وَبَيَّتنا بِجَمعِ بَني رِزامِ

We annihilated their host when we met,

We mustered all our forces when we met them,

And we attacked by night with the host of Banu Rizam.

And bivouacked with the Banu Rizam.

فَما فَتِئَت جُنودُ السِلمِ حَتّى

فَما فَتِئَت جُنودُ السِلمِ حَتّى

رَأَينا القَومَ كَالغَنمِ السَوامِ

رَأَينا القَومَ كَالغَنمِ السَوامِ

So the forces of peace did not relent until

Not for an instant did the peace troops rest

We saw the people like grazing sheep.

Until we made those hordes like docile sheep.