سَلْAsk بيabout me كُماةَthe armored champions الوغَىwar فيin كلِّevery مَعركةٍbattle
سَلْ بي كُماةَ الوغَى في كلِّ مَعركةٍ
يضيقُgrows tight بالنّفسِaround the soul فيهاin it صدرُthe breast ذِيone possessed of الباسِvalor
يضيقُ بالنّفسِ فيها صدرُ ذِي الباسِ
Ask the armored champions of war about me in every battle,
Ask the armored champions of war about me in every battle
where the breast of even a man of valor grows tight for breath.
Where even a valiant man's breast grows tight around his soul.
ينبّئُوكَthey will tell you بأنّيthat I فيin مَضايِقِهاits narrow straits
ينبّئُوكَ بأنّي في مَضايِقِها
ثَبْتٌsteadfast إذاwhen الخوفُfear هزّshook الشّاهِقَthe towering mountain الرّاسِيfirmly rooted
ثَبْتٌ إذا الخوفُ هزّ الشّاهِقَ الرّاسِي
They will tell you that, in its narrowest straits,
They will tell you that, in its narrow straits,
I stand unshaken when fear rocks the towering, deep-rooted peak.
I am steadfast when fear shakes the towering, firmly rooted mountain.
أخوضُهاI plunge into it كشِهابِlike a meteor القَذْفِhurling يصحبُنيaccompanies me
أخوضُها كشِهابِ القَذْفِ يصحبُني
عَضبٌa keen sword كبرقٍlike lightning سَرىcoursed by night أوor ضوءِthe light مِقْباسِa firebrand
عَضبٌ كبرقٍ سَرى أو ضوءِ مِقْباسِ
I plunge into it like a meteor hurled as a celestial missile, accompanied by
I plunge into it like a hurled meteor; accompanying me is
a keen blade, like lightning coursing through the night or a firebrand’s flare.
A keen sword, like lightning coursing by night or a firebrand's glow.
إذاwhen ضربتُI struck بهwith it قِرناًan opponent أُنازِلُهI face in combat
إذا ضربتُ به قِرناً أُنازِلُه
أوحاهُit killed him outright عنaway from عائِدٍa visitor to the sick يَغشاهُwho attends him أوor آسِيa healer
أوحاهُ عن عائِدٍ يَغشاهُ أو آسِي
When with it I strike a rival whom I meet in single combat,
When I strike with it a foe I face in combat,
it puts him beyond any sickbed visitor who might attend him—or any healer.
It kills him outright, leaving no need for a visitor to attend him or a healer.
Sol 6.1