أُقاتِلُI fight حَتّىuntil لاnot أَرىI see ليfor me مُقاتِلاًan opponent
أُقاتِلُ حَتّى لا أَرى لي مُقاتِلاً
وَأَنجوand I escape إِذاwhen لَمdid not يَنجُescape إِلّاexcept المُكَيَّسُthe shrewd man
وَأَنجو إِذا لَم يَنجُ إِلّا المُكَيَّسُ
I fight until I see no one left to fight me;
I fight until I see no more a fighter,
and I escape when none but the shrewd escape.
And I survive when only the shrewd survives,
وَلَستُand I am not بِذيpossessed of كُهرورَةٍsullenness غَيرَexcept أَنَّنيthat I
وَلَستُ بِذي كُهرورَةٍ غَيرَ أَنَّني
إِذاwhen طَلَعَتappeared أولىthe first of المُغيرَةِthe raiders أَعبِسُI scowl
إِذا طَلَعَت أولى المُغيرَةِ أَعبِسُ
And I am not a sullen man, except that I
And I'm not hot-tempered, though when
scowl when the first of the raiders appear.
The first raiders appear, I frown,
وَيَقذِفُand hurls حَوليaround me جَمعُthe host of أَخزَمَAkhzam بِالحَصىwith pebbles
وَيَقذِفُ حَولي جَمعُ أَخزَمَ بِالحَصى
وَجَمعُand the host of سَلامانِSalaman الحُماةُthe defenders وَسَنبَسُand Sanbas
وَجَمعُ سَلامانِ الحُماةُ وَسَنبَسُ
And Akhzam's host hurls pebbles around me,
And the tribe of Akhzam hurls rocks around me
and Salaman's host of defenders, and Sanbas.
And the tribe of Salaman, the protectors, and Sanbas,
وَيَقذِفُand hurls شَماسُShamas بنُson of عَمرُوAmr وَرَهطُهُand his kinsmen
وَيَقذِفُ شَماسُ بنُ عَمرُو وَرَهطُهُ
وَياand oh رُبَّmany a مِنهُمamong them دارِعٌan armored man وَهوَand he is أَشرَسُfierce
وَيا رُبَّ مِنهُم دارِعٌ وَهوَ أَشرَسُ
And Shamas son of Amr and his kinsmen hurl them;
And Shammas ibn Amr and his gang hurl them too,
and oh, many an armored man among them is fierce,
And Lord, among them a repeller and he is the fiercest,
سَريعٌswift إِلىto الهَيجاءِbattle شاكِfully armed with سِلاحهhis weapons
سَريعٌ إِلى الهَيجاءِ شاكِ سِلاحه
فَماso not أَنemphatic particle يَكادُnearly manages to قَرنُهُhis opponent يَتَنَفَّسُdraw breath
فَما أَن يَكادُ قَرنُهُ يَتَنَفَّسُ
swift to battle, fully armed,
Swift into the fray, testing his weapons
so his opponent can scarcely draw breath.
So that his spear scarcely takes a breath
Sol 6.1