وَالضَربُ قَرطَبَةٌ بِكُلِّ مُهَنَّدٍ

وَالضَربُ قَرطَبَةٌ بِكُلِّ مُهَنَّدٍ

تَرَكَ المَداوِسُ مَتنَهُ مَصقولا

تَرَكَ المَداوِسُ مَتنَهُ مَصقولا

And every Indian-steel sword delivers cleaving blows,

And al-Ḍarb Qurṭubah with every polished sword -

its flat left polished by the burnishing tools.

The anvils left their surface smooth,

وَبِجَلهَتَي عَمّانَ يَومٌ لَم يَكُن

وَبِجَلهَتَي عَمّانَ يَومٌ لَم يَكُن

لَكُمُ إِذا عُدَّ العُلا مَغمولا

لَكُمُ إِذا عُدَّ العُلا مَغمولا

And on Amman's two flanks was a day that was not

And the day of Ǧalḥatay ʿAmmān was a day that had not been -

obscure for you when glorious deeds were counted.

For you, when the banners are furled.