يا سيف دين الله ما رضي العدى
لو أن سيفك مثل عدلك يعدلُ
O sword of God’s faith, never would the foe be content
O sword of God's faith, the foes would not be pleased,
were your sword to dispense justice as your justice does.
if your sword, like your justice, dealt fairly.
ما إن سننت لهم سناناً في الوغى
إلا أطل عليه منهم أيطل
No sooner do you level a spearhead at them in the fray
Never did you sharpen a spearhead against them in battle,
than some towering warrior of theirs looms over it.
but one of their flanks loomed over it.
فالروض من زهر النجوم مضرج
والماء من ماء الترائب أشكل
Thus the meadow lies blood-dyed with starry blossoms,
So the meadow is stained crimson with the stars' blossoms,
and the water, mingled with the blood of breasts, is mottled red.
and the water is tinged red with blood from chests.
والنقع ثوب بالنسور مطير
والارض فرش بالجياد مخيل
The dust-cloud is a robe figured with vultures in flight,
And the battle-dust is a robe patterned with vultures,
and the earth a carpet patterned with steeds.
and the earth is a carpet patterned with steeds.
يهفو العقاب على العقاب ويلتقي
بين الفوارس أجدل ومجدل
An eagle-warrior darts upon the Eagle-banner, and there meet
The eagle hovers over the eagle-banner, and there meet
amid the horsemen a falcon-strong champion and a warrior felled.
among the horsemen a falcon and a fallen warrior.
وسطور خيلك انما ألفاتها
سمر تنقط بالدماء وتشكل
The written ranks of your cavalry—their alifs are nothing but
And the lines of your cavalry—their alifs are nothing but
dusky lances, dotted with blood and vowel-marked.
brown lances, dotted and vowel-marked with blood.
Sol 6.1