حينَwhen وَلّىturned away الناسُthe people وَاِنخَذَلواand fell back
حينَ وَلّى الناسُ وَاِنخَذَلوا
هَرَباًin flight وَاِحمَرَّتِand reddened الحَدَقُthe eyes (pupils)
هَرَباً وَاِحمَرَّتِ الحَدَقُ
When the people turned away and lost heart,
When the people turned away and fell back,
fleeing, and their eyes grew red,
Fleeing, and their eyes reddened,
شَدَّcharged كَاللَّيثِlike the lion الهِزَبرِthe mighty lion وَقَدand already
شَدَّ كَاللَّيثِ الهِزَبرِ وَقَد
عَظُمَgrew great الأَشجانُthe sorrows وَالقَلَقُand anxiety
عَظُمَ الأَشجانُ وَالقَلَقُ
he charged like a fierce and mighty lion, while
He charged like a mighty lion, while
grief and alarm had grown intense.
Sorrows and anxiety had grown great.
لَمdid not يَخِبfail إِذwhen شَدَّcharged جَمعُهُمtheir host
لَم يَخِب إِذ شَدَّ جَمعُهُم
وَالقَناand the spears إِذat ذاكَthat time تَأتَلِقُgleam
وَالقَنا إِذ ذاكَ تَأتَلِقُ
He did not falter when their host charged,
He did not fail when their host charged,
and the lances at that moment gleamed,
And the spears were gleaming then,
وَسُيوفٌand swords فيin أَكُفِّهِمُtheir palms
وَسُيوفٌ في أَكُفِّهِمُ
كَحِمامِlike the doom المَوتِof death تَصطَلِقُclang
كَحِمامِ المَوتِ تَصطَلِقُ
and swords in their hands
And swords in their hands
clashed like death’s decree.
Clanged like death's doom.
فَتَوَلّواso they turned away بَعدَafter ماthat طَمِعواthey hoped
فَتَوَلّوا بَعدَ ما طَمِعوا
وَبِغَيرِand without اللَهِGod ماnot اِنطَلَقواthey departed
وَبِغَيرِ اللَهِ ما اِنطَلَقوا
Then they turned away after they had hoped,
So they turned away after they had hoped,
and none but God sent them fleeing.
And they did not depart without God.
