وَجَرَّتand she dragged سَنابِكَهاher hooves بِالعِراthrough Iraq (first part)
وَجَرَّت سَنابِكَها بِالعِرا
قِcompletion of 'Iraq' حَتّىuntil تَرَكناهُwe left it كَالمِشجَبِlike a clothes rack
قِ حَتّى تَرَكناهُ كَالمِشجَبِ
And she dragged her hooves through Iraq,
Her windows were adorned with spears
until we left it like a clothes rack.
Until we left it like an arched lodge
يَهُزّونَthey brandish كُلَّevery طويلِlong القَناthe spear (first part)
يَهُزّونَ كُلَّ طويلِ القَنا
ةِcompletion of 'spear' مُعتَدِلَstraight النَصلِthe blade وَالثَعلَبِand the shaft-tip
ةِ مُعتَدِلَ النَصلِ وَالثَعلَبِ
They brandish every long spear,
They shake every tall, straight-speared one
straight in blade and shaft-tip.
Of moderate blade and slender shaft
كَأَنَّas though وَغاهُمtheir battle-clamor إِذاwhen ماemphatic particle غَدَواthey set out at dawn
كَأَنَّ وَغاهُم إِذا ما غَدَوا
ضَجيجُthe cries قَطاsandgrouse بَلَدٍa land مُخصِبِfertile
ضَجيجُ قَطا بَلَدٍ مُخصِبِ
Their battle-clamor, when they set out at dawn, is like
As if their clamor when they marched forth
the cries of sandgrouse in a fertile land.
Were the hubbub of a fertile land
يُقَوِّمُناhe guides us aright واضِحٌradiant وَجهُهُhis face
يُقَوِّمُنا واضِحٌ وَجهُهُ
كَريمُnoble المَضارِبِancestry وَالمَنصِبِand rank
كَريمُ المَضارِبِ وَالمَنصِبِ
One with a radiant face guides us,
He leads us with his face bright
noble in ancestry and rank,
Noble of stance and rank
أَغَرُّradiant يُضِئُshines لَناfor us نورُهُhis light
أَغَرُّ يُضِئُ لَنا نورُهُ
إِذاwhen ماemphatic particle اِنجَلَتdisperses غَمرَةُthe throng المَوكِبِthe cavalcade
إِذا ما اِنجَلَت غَمرَةُ المَوكِبِ
radiant, his light shining for us
Dazzling white, his light shines for us
when the throng of the cavalcade disperses.
When the gloom of his retinue disperses
تَظَلُّkeep القَنابِلُthe squadrons يَكسونهُthey clothe him
تَظَلُّ القَنابِلُ يَكسونهُ
رِواقاًa canopy مِنَof النَقعِthe dust لَمnot يُطنَبِfastened with tent ropes
رِواقاً مِنَ النَقعِ لَم يُطنَبِ
The squadrons keep cloaking him
Bombards canopy him
in a canopy of dust, not held by tent ropes.
With a porch of outspread hides unadorned
أُعينَhe was aided بِناby us وَنُصِرناand we were given victory بِهِthrough him
أُعينَ بِنا وَنُصِرنا بِهِ
وَمَنand whoever يَنصُرِhelps اللَهُGod لاnot يُغلَبِis defeated
وَمَن يَنصُرِ اللَهُ لا يُغلَبِ
He was aided by us, and we were given victory through him;
He helps us and makes us victorious through Him
and whoever God helps cannot be defeated.
And he whom God helps cannot be overcome
فَداؤُكَyour ransom أُمّيmy mother وَأَبناؤُهاand her sons
فَداؤُكَ أُمّي وَأَبناؤُها
وَإِنand if شِئتَyou wish زِدتُI will add عَلَيهِمto them أَبيmy father
وَإِن شِئتَ زِدتُ عَلَيهِم أَبي
May my mother and her sons be your ransom,
Your mother's ransom, and her children's too
and if you wish, I will add my father to them.
And if you wish, I could add my father
فَمَنso whoever يَكُis مِنّاone of us يَبِتspends the night آمِناًsafe
فَمَن يَكُ مِنّا يَبِت آمِناً
وَمَنand whoever يَكُis مِنof غيرِناthose other than us يَهرُبِflees
وَمَن يَكُ مِن غيرِنا يَهرُبِ
So whoever is one of us spends the night safe,
So whoever is with us passes the night secure
and whoever is not one of us flees.
While whoever is not with us will flee
Sol 6.1