فَيُجلَبُ مِن جَيشِ شَآمٍ بِغارَةٍ

فَيُجلَبُ مِن جَيشِ شَآمٍ بِغارَةٍ

كَشُؤبوب عَرض الأَبرِدِ المُتَثَلِّلِ

كَشُؤبوب عَرض الأَبرِدِ المُتَثَلِّلِ

And by his raid, spoils are wrested from Syria’s army—

Then a raid is brought forth from the army of Syria,

like a sudden shower from the breadth of a radiant cold cloud.

Like a downpour from the flank of the breaking hail-cloud.