شَدِّدُواstrengthen عَزمَكُمyour resolve وَكُونُواand be رِجالاmen
شَدِّدُوا عَزمَكُم وَكُونُوا رِجالا
فَوَطِيسُfor the furnace الوَغىof battle عظيمُgreat الشُّؤونِin its affairs
فَوَطِيسُ الوَغى عظيمُ الشُّؤونِ
Strengthen your resolve, and be men.
For the furnace of battle is of great consequence.
وليقُمand let uphold بَعضُكُمsome of you بِحُرمهِwith regard to his honor بَعضِothers
وليقُم بَعضُكُم بِحُرمهِ بَعضِ
فَلَكُمfor you have بِالوِفاقِthrough concord خَيرُthe best قَرِينِcompanion
فَلَكُم بِالوِفاقِ خَيرُ قَرِينِ
And let each of you uphold the honor of the other.
For in concord you have the best companion.
والتَّأخّيand brotherhood بَينَamong النُّفُوسِthe souls نَصِيرُan ally
والتَّأخّي بَينَ النُّفُوسِ نَصِيرُ
ولِحِفظِand for safeguarding الرُّؤُوسِthe heads أَقوَىthe strongest ضَمِينِguarantor
ولِحِفظِ الرُّؤُوسِ أَقوَى ضَمِينِ
And brotherhood among souls is an ally,
And the strongest guarantor of safeguarding heads.
لِلجَبانِfor the coward المَهزُومِthe defeated مضوتٌunclear; likely death وَعارٌand disgrace
لِلجَبانِ المَهزُومِ مضوتٌ وَعارٌ
والهُمَامِand the hero العَزُومشthe resolute (apparently intended) رَفعُraising الجبينthe brow
والهُمَامِ العَزُومش رَفعُ الجبين
For the defeated coward, [death?] and disgrace;
And for the resolute hero, a brow held high.
Sol 6.1