وَالضَربُ قَرطَبَةٌ بِكُلِّ مُهَنَّدٍ

وَالضَربُ قَرطَبَةٌ بِكُلِّ مُهَنَّدٍ

تَرَكَ المَداوِسُ مَتنَهُ مَصقولا

تَرَكَ المَداوِسُ مَتنَهُ مَصقولا

And there was fierce hewing with every Indian-forged blade;

And the blows sever heads with every sword of Indian steel,

the burnishing tools had left its flat polished bright.

whose flat the burnishing tools have left polished.

وَبِجَلهَتَي عَمّانَ يَومٌ لَم يَكُن

وَبِجَلهَتَي عَمّانَ يَومٌ لَم يَكُن

لَكُمُ إِذا عُدَّ العُلا مَغمولا

لَكُمُ إِذا عُدَّ العُلا مَغمولا

And at the two open tracts of Amman was a day that was not

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

left unrecognized for you when deeds of glory were reckoned.

overlooked for you when deeds of glory were counted.