قَتَلناwe killed اِبنَson of جَحشٍJahsh فَاِغتَبَطناso we rejoiced بِقَتلِهِat killing him
قَتَلنا اِبنَ جَحشٍ فَاِغتَبَطنا بِقَتلِهِ
وَحَمزَةَand Hamza فيamong فُرسانِهِhis horsemen وَاِبنَand son of قَوقَلQawqal
وَحَمزَةَ في فُرسانِهِ وَاِبنَ قَوقَل
We killed Ibn Jahsh and rejoiced at killing him,
And Hamza among his horsemen, and Ibn Qawqal.
وَأَفلَتناand escaped us مِنهُمُfrom among them رِجالٌmen فَأَسرَعواso they hurried away
وَأَفلَتنا مِنهُمُ رِجالٌ فَأَسرَعوا
فَلَيتَهُمُso, if only they عاجواlingered وَلَمand did not نَتَعَجَّلwe hasten
فَلَيتَهُمُ عاجوا وَلَم نَتَعَجَّل
And some of their men escaped us and hurried away.
If only they had lingered—and we had not hastened—
أَقامواthey remained لَناto face us حَتّىuntil تَعِضَّbite سُيوفُناour swords
أَقاموا لَنا حَتّى تَعِضَّ سُيوفُنا
سَراتَهُمُtheir chiefs وَكُلُّناand all of us غَيرُnot عُزَّلِunarmed
سَراتَهُمُ وَكُلُّنا غَيرُ عُزَّلِ
Staying to face us until our swords bit
Their chiefs, with none of us unarmed,
وَحَتّىand until يَكونَthere is القَتلُkilling فيناamong us وَفيهُمُand among them
وَحَتّى يَكونَ القَتلُ فينا وَفيهُمُ
وَيَلقواand they encounter صَبوحاًa morning draught شَرُّهits evil غَيرُnot مَنجَلىdispelled
وَيَلقوا صَبوحاً شَرُّه غَيرُ مَنجَلى
And until there was killing among us and among them,
And they faced a morning draught whose evil would not lift.