أيهاO العسكرthe army الذيthat سارmarched قصداpurposefully
أيها العسكر الذي سار قصدا
لقتالto fight الطويلal-Tawil (the Tall One) لاdo not تنظروهgive him respite
لقتال الطويل لا تنظروه
O army that has marched forth with purpose,
O army that marched with purpose
To fight the Tall One—grant him no respite.
To fight al-Tawil (the Tall One), give him no respite.
لاdo not تطليواprolong (reading uncertain) معwith العدوthe enemy كلاماtalk
لا تطليوا مع العدو كلاما
فيat دعىthe call (reading uncertain) الحربwar والطويلand al-Tawil (the Tall One) اقصروهcut him short
في دعى الحرب والطويل اقصروه
Do not prolong your speech with the enemy;
Do not prolong talk with the enemy
At war’s summons, cut the Tall One short.
At war's call—and cut al-Tawil short.
Sol 6.1