فَإِنso if تَنجُyou escape مِنهاfrom it ياO أَبانُAban مُسَلَمّاًunharmed
فَإِن تَنجُ مِنها يا أَبانُ مُسَلَمّاً
فَقَدfor indeed أَفلَتَlet slip away الحَجّاجَal-Hajjaj خَيلُthe cavalry of شَبيبِShabib
فَقَد أَفلَتَ الحَجّاجَ خَيلُ شَبيبِ
So if you escape it, O Aban, unharmed,
For Shabib's cavalry let al-Hajjaj slip away.
وَكادَand nearly غَداةَon the morning of الدَيرِthe monastery يُنفِذُpierces through حِضنَهُhis flank
وَكادَ غَداةَ الدَيرِ يُنفِذُ حِضنَهُ
غُلامٌa youth بِطَعنِat stabbing القِرنِthe opponent جِدُّvery طَبيبِskilled
غُلامٌ بِطَعنِ القِرنِ جِدُّ طَبيبِ
And that morning at the monastery, his flank was nearly pierced
By a youth, very skilled at stabbing an opponent.
وَأُنسَوهُand they made him forget وَصفَthe description of الدَيرِthe monastery لَمّاwhen رَآهُمُhe saw them
وَأُنسَوهُ وَصفَ الدَيرِ لَمّا رَآهُمُ
وَحَسَّنَand made seem good خَوفُfear of المَوتِdeath كُلَّevery مَعيبِshameful thing
وَحَسَّنَ خَوفُ المَوتِ كُلَّ مَعيبِ
And they made him forget the monastery's description when he saw them,
And fear of death made every shameful thing seem good.
Translation model: Sol 6.1