لكننيbut I المرءthe man منof قومa people إذاwhen امتهنواthey are humiliated
لكنني المرء من قوم إذا امتهنوا
طارواthey flew إلىtoward العزhonor منfrom عدنEden إلىto سقرSaqar (Hell)
طاروا إلى العز من عدن إلى سقر
But I am a man of a people who, when humiliated,
But I am one whose tribe, when they specialize,
fly toward honor, from Eden to Saqar.
Soar from Eden to Sijjin from meadow to hell.
لوif لمnot يكنhe were خارقاًa breaker للعادof custom ماnot قربتbrought near
لو لم يكن خارقاً للعاد ما قربت
توطئةpreparation الأمof the mother فيهin him حيضةa menstrual period الذكرof the male
توطئة الأم فيه حيضة الذكر
Were he not one who defies custom, there would not have been brought near,
Had he not transcended normalcy, I'd not have approached
by the mother's preparation, a male's menstruation in him.
To tread where the mother conceived and memories dwell.
ولاand not يحللdissolves ماءwater منfrom صوارمهhis keen swords
ولا يحلل ماء من صوارمه
جمرembers يطيرflies عليهabove it الهامheads كالشررlike sparks
جمر يطير عليه الهام كالشرر
Nor can water quench, from his keen swords,
Nor would any water temper his blade
embers over which heads fly like sparks.
When brands fly over it like sparks that propel.