وَمُثَوِّبٍ بالأقرَبينَ كَأَنَّهُ

وَمُثَوِّبٍ بالأقرَبينَ كَأَنَّهُ

شَرِقٌ دَعا في لُجَّةٍ مَغمورُ

شَرِقٌ دَعا في لُجَّةٍ مَغمورُ

And many a man calling his nearest kin for aid, as though he were

And a man calling to his nearest kin for help, as though he were

And one who rewards kin as if he were

A choking man who cried out from the depths, engulfed—

a choking man who cried out, submerged in deep water—

A rising sun in a pitch-black gloom obscured;

آسيتُه فَكشَفتُ عَنهُ كُربَةً

آسيتُه فَكشَفتُ عَنهُ كُربَةً

تَحتَ الرِماحِ وَللكُماةِ هَريرُ

تَحتَ الرِماحِ وَللكُماةِ هَريرُ

I came to his aid and lifted his anguish from him

I came to his aid and relieved him of distress

I grieved for him; then from him grief removed

Beneath the spears, while the warriors roared.

beneath the spears, while the armored warriors growled.

Under the spears, amid the brave men's stir.