نحنwe قومa people تلينناsoften us الأعينthe eyes النجwide-eyed (first fragment)
نحن قوم تليننا الأعين النج
لcompletion of 'wide-eyed' علىdespite أنناthat we نلينwe soften الحديداthe iron
ل على أننا نلين الحديدا
We are a people whom wide eyes soften,
We are a people with eyes softened by dew
though we soften iron.
As though we could soften iron with our gaze
نملكwe master الأسدthe lions ثمthen تملكناmaster us البيthe fair women (first fragment)
نملك الأسد ثم تملكنا البي
ضcompletion of 'the fair women' المصوناتthe chaste ones أعيناًeyes وخدوداand cheeks
ض المصونات أعيناً وخدودا
We master lions, then are mastered by fair,
We tame lions then they tame us
chaste women, with their eyes and cheeks.
With guarded white foreheads and cheeks
فتراناso you see us يومon the day of الكريهةbattle أحراfree men (first fragment)
فترانا يوم الكريهة أحرا
راًcompletion of 'free men' وفيand in السلمpeace للغوانيto beautiful women عبيداslaves
راً وفي السلم للغواني عبيدا
So you see us on the day of battle as free
You'll find us fierce in hatred
men, and in peace as slaves to beautiful women.
And in peace slaves to beautiful maidens