إِنَّindeed قَومِيmy people عَزَّis mighty نَصرُهُمُtheir aid
إِنَّ قَومِي عَزَّ نَصرُهُمُ
قَدindeed شفَونيthey healed me (avenged me) مِنfrom بَنِيthe sons of عَنَمَهʿAnamah
قَد شفَوني مِن بَنِي عَنَمَه
Indeed, my people—mighty is their aid—
Indeed, victory backs my people
have avenged me on the sons of ʿAnamah.
They have healed me of the sons of Anamah
تَرَكُواthey left عِمرانَʿImrān مُنجَدِلاًlying prostrate
تَرَكُوا عِمرانَ مُنجَدِلاً
لِضِباعٍfor hyenas حَولَهُaround him رَزَمَهcrouching
لِضِباعٍ حَولَهُ رَزَمَه
They left ʿImrān lying prostrate,
They left the buildings of Munjadil
for hyenas crouching around him.
For jackals around it to plunder
فيin صَلاهُhis lower back أَلَّةٌa spearhead حُشُرٌkeen
في صَلاهُ أَلَّةٌ حُشُرٌ
وَقَناةُand the shaft of الرَمحِthe spear مُنقَصِمَهbroken
وَقَناةُ الرَمحِ مُنقَصِمَه
In his lower back is a keen spearhead,
In its prayer niche ruinous rabble
and the spear’s shaft is broken.
And the spear’s shaft splintered
كلُّevery قومٍtribe كانَwas سَعيُهُمُtheir striving
كلُّ قومٍ كانَ سَعيُهُمُ
دُونَbelow ماwhat يَسعَىstrive for بَنُوthe sons of سَلَمَهSalamah
دُونَ ما يَسعَى بَنُو سَلَمَه
Every tribe’s striving fell
Every tribe whose endeavor
short of the striving of the sons of Salamah.
Fell short of the effort of Banu Salamah
سَيّدُthe lord of الأَملاكِthe kings سَيّدُهُمtheir lord
سَيّدُ الأَملاكِ سَيّدُهُم
وَعِداهُand his enemies الخانَةُthe traitors الأَثَمَهthe sinners
وَعِداهُ الخانَةُ الأَثَمَه
The lord of kings is their lord,
The master of kings is their master
and his enemies are treacherous sinners.
And the wicked Khannah opposes them