قدindeed قلتُI said لمّاwhen انثَنىhe turned back وثابand returned منهزماًdefeated
قد قلتُ لمّا انثَنى وثاب منهزماً
ولمand not يكنْhe was قطّever فيon يومٍa day بمقدامِbold
ولم يكنْ قطّ في يومٍ بمقدامِ
I said, when he turned back and returned defeated—
I said, when he turned back defeated and fled
and he had never been bold on any day—
And he had never before, on any day, lacked valor,
ياO فرسَhorse الشامِSyria ماwhat هذاthis الهروبُthe flight أبِنْexplain!
يا فرسَ الشامِ ما هذا الهروبُ أبِنْ
فقالso he said ليto me إنّindeed مصراًEgypt ليسَis not بالشامِSyria
فقال لي إنّ مصراً ليسَ بالشامِ
“O horse of Syria, what is this flight? Explain!”
“O horse of Syria! What is this flight? Explain!”
So he said to me, “Indeed, Egypt is not Syria.”
And he said to me, “Egypt is not Syria!”
فقلتُso I said أيقنتُI became certain أنّthat الشامَSyria ليسthere is not بهاin it
فقلتُ أيقنتُ أنّ الشامَ ليس بها
منanyone who يُغمِدُsheathes السيفَthe sword يومon the day الرّوعِof terror فيin الهامِthe skulls
من يُغمِدُ السيفَ يوم الرّوعِ في الهامِ
So I said, “I am certain that Syria has no
So I said, “I am certain that Syria has none
one who sheathes the sword in skulls on the day of terror.”
Who sheathe the sword on the day of panic and alarm.”