ويَكْشِفُ بِالآَراءِ ما كَانَ مُشْكِلاً

ويَكْشِفُ بِالآَراءِ ما كَانَ مُشْكِلاً

ولَوْ كَانَ في طَيِّ الضَّميرِ مُكَتَّما

ولَوْ كَانَ في طَيِّ الضَّميرِ مُكَتَّما

And through his judgments he makes clear what was obscure,

He reveals with opinions what was problematic

even if it lay concealed in the folds of the mind.

Even if it was in the folds of the conscience concealed

يَرى العارَ أَنْ يَثْني العَنانَ عَنْ الرَّدى

يَرى العارَ أَنْ يَثْني العَنانَ عَنْ الرَّدى

إِذا ما ثَنى الطَّعْنُ الوَشيحَ المُقْرَما

إِذا ما ثَنى الطَّعْنُ الوَشيحَ المُقْرَما

He deems it shameful to turn his rein away from death,

He sees shame in pulling the reins back from transgression

when spear-thrusts turn back the mighty, honored champion.

When the sharp criticism of the slanderer is twisted

يَرُدُّ غِرارَ المشْرَفيَّ مُثَلَّماً

يَرُدُّ غِرارَ المشْرَفيَّ مُثَلَّماً

ضِراباً وصدَر الرّاعِبيَّ مُحَطَّما

ضِراباً وصدَر الرّاعِبيَّ مُحَطَّما

He brings back the Mashrafī sword’s edge notched

He returns the deceit of the arrogant torn apart

from striking, and the Raʿibī spear’s forepart shattered.

Striking and the chest of the intimidator shattered

ومُنْتَقِمٍ حَتَّى إِذا ما تَمَكَّنَتْ

ومُنْتَقِمٍ حَتَّى إِذا ما تَمَكَّنَتْ

يَميناهُ مِنْ أَعْدائِهِ ظَلَّ مُنْعِما

يَميناهُ مِنْ أَعْدائِهِ ظَلَّ مُنْعِما

And an avenger—yet once mastery is gained

And avenging until when his right hand overpowered

by his two right hands over his enemies, he continues bestowing favors.

His enemies, it remained bestowing favor