أَتاهُم بِأَلحاظِ الجِيادِ وَلَم يَكُن

أَتاهُم بِأَلحاظِ الجِيادِ وَلَم يَكُن

لِيَنأى عَلَيها المَنزِلُ المُتَباعِدُ

لِيَنأى عَلَيها المَنزِلُ المُتَباعِدُ

He came to them with the steeds' glances; nor could

He brought them with the glances of steeds, and there was no

the far-off destination be beyond their reach.

Remote destination that escaped from watering places.

مِنَ اللاءِ يَهجُرنَ المِياهَ لَدى السُرى

مِنَ اللاءِ يَهجُرنَ المِياهَ لَدى السُرى

وَيَعتَضن شَمَّ الجَوِّ وَالجَوُّ راكِدُ

وَيَعتَضن شَمَّ الجَوِّ وَالجَوُّ راكِدُ

Among those that shun water on journeys by night,

They abandon waters for the journey and face

and take a breath of air instead, though the air is still.

The blowing wind, while the wind is still.

مَرنٌ عَلى لَدعِ القَنا فَكَأَنَّما

مَرنٌ عَلى لَدعِ القَنا فَكَأَنَّما

عَلَيهِنَّ مِن صَبغِ الدِماءِ مَجاسِدُ

عَلَيهِنَّ مِن صَبغِ الدِماءِ مَجاسِدُ

Inured to the sting of lances, as though

Skilled at urging on lean beasts, as though

they wore robes dyed with blood.

Upon them from dyeing with blood are corpses.

نَسَجنَ مَلاءَ النَقعِ ثُمَّ حَرقنَهُ

نَسَجنَ مَلاءَ النَقعِ ثُمَّ حَرقنَهُ

بَكرُ لَها مِنهُ إِلى النَصرِ قائِدُ

بَكرُ لَها مِنهُ إِلى النَصرِ قائِدُ

They wove mantles of dust, then burned it;

They spun the warp of lances then burned it;

Bakr is their guide out of it to victory.

For them from it unto victory a leader.

عَلَيهِنَّ مِن نَسجِ الغُبارِ غَلائِل

عَلَيهِنَّ مِن نَسجِ الغُبارِ غَلائِل

رَقاقٌ وَمِن نَضحِ الدِماءِ قَلائِدُ

رَقاقٌ وَمِن نَضحِ الدِماءِ قَلائِدُ

Upon them are tunics woven from dust,

Upon them from weaving of dust are mantles -

thin, and necklaces of spattered blood.

Fine, and from spraying of blood, necklaces.