شَمِّرْgird yourself كَفِعْلِlike the deed of أَبِيكَyour father ياO ابْنَson of عُمارَةٍUmara
شَمِّرْ كَفِعْلِ أَبِيكَ يا ابْنَ عُمارَةٍ
يَوْمَon the day of الطِّعانِlance combat وَمُلْتَقَىand the meeting of الْأَقْرانِthe matched foes
يَوْمَ الطِّعانِ وَمُلْتَقَى الْأَقْرانِ
Gird yourself as your father did, O son of Umara,
On the day of lance combat and the clash of matched foes.
وَانْصُرْand support عَلِيّاًAli وَالْحُسَيْنَand al-Husayn وَرَهْطَهُand his clan
وَانْصُرْ عَلِيّاً وَالْحُسَيْنَ وَرَهْطَهُ
وَاقْصِدْand advance لِهِنْدٍtoward Hind وَابْنِهاand her son بِهَوانِwith humiliation
وَاقْصِدْ لِهِنْدٍ وَابْنِها بِهَوانِ
And support Ali, al-Husayn, and his clan,
And advance against Hind and her son to bring them low.
إِنَّindeed الْإِمامَthe Imam أَخُوbrother of النَّبِيِّthe Prophet مُحَمَّدٍMuhammad
إِنَّ الْإِمامَ أَخُو النَّبِيِّ مُحَمَّدٍ
عَلَمُbanner of الْهُداةِthe guides وَعِصْمَةُand safeguard of الْإِيمانِfaith
عَلَمُ الْهُداةِ وَعِصْمَةُ الْإِيمانِ
Indeed, the Imam, brother of the Prophet Muhammad,
Is the banner of guides and the safeguard of faith.
فَقُدِso lead الْجُيُوشَthe armies وَسِرْand march أَمامَahead of لِوائِهِhis banner
فَقُدِ الْجُيُوشَ وَسِرْ أَمامَ لِوائِهِ
قُدُماًforward بِأَبْيَضَwith a gleaming sword صارِمٍkeen-edged وَسِنانِand a spearhead
قُدُماً بِأَبْيَضَ صارِمٍ وَسِنانِ
So lead the armies and march ahead of his banner,
Forward, with a gleaming, keen-edged sword and a spearhead.
Sol 6.1