آثاره تحمي البقاعَ وزأرُه

آثاره تحمي البقاعَ وزأرُه

قبل اللقاء يُطِّع الأنفاسا

قبل اللقاء يُطِّع الأنفاسا

His tracks guard the lands, and his roar

His traces protect the lands and his roar

cuts off breath before the encounter.

Before the encounter subdues the breaths

يومي إلى البطل الكميِّ بلحظه

يومي إلى البطل الكميِّ بلحظه

فيحول خاطرُ فكره وسواسا

فيحول خاطرُ فكره وسواسا

He gestures toward the armored champion with his glance,

My day to the brave, numerical hero in a glance

so the thought in the champion's mind turns to anxious misgiving.

So the idea of his thought becomes obsession

ترتاع أبصار الورى من خوفه

ترتاع أبصار الورى من خوفه

فترى نواظرها الضحى أغلاسا

فترى نواظرها الضحى أغلاسا

The eyes of humankind tremble with fear of him,

The sights of creation shake in fear of him

so their eyes see bright morning as pre-dawn gloom.

So their glances see the morning darkened

تُخشى بوادرُ بأسه حتى يُرى

تُخشى بوادرُ بأسه حتى يُرى

بالخوف منه كلُّ شيءٍ باسا

بالخوف منه كلُّ شيءٍ باسا

The first signs of his ferocity are so feared that one sees

The beginnings of his might are feared until he is seen

everything as a terror, out of fear of him.

With fear of him everything seems downcast