ربَّmany a يومٍday لهit has منof النقْعthe dust سُحْبٌclouds
ربَّ يومٍ له من النقْع سُحْبٌ
ماnot لهاthey have غيرُother than فائرِgushing الدمthe blood وَدْقُrain
ما لها غيرُ فائرِ الدم وَدْقُ
Many a day has clouds of dust,
The day of my Lord, the clouds pouring down
Whose only rain is gushing blood.
Blood red, no refuge but death's knocking sound
قدindeed جلتْهُcleared it يُمْنىthe right hand of بلالٍBilal بحدّيwith my edge
قد جلتْهُ يُمْنى بلالٍ بحدّي
فكأنيso I am like فيin راحةِthe palm of الشمسthe sun برقُlightning
فكأني في راحةِ الشمس برقُ
Bilal’s right hand has cleared it with my edge,
Meeting of swords, Bilal's weapon strikes true
So I am like lightning in the sun’s palm.
As though in the sun's heat lightning flashed anew