سُيُوفٌswords مَوَاضٍkeen مُرْهَفَاتٌfinely honed قَوَاطِعٌcleaving
سُيُوفٌ مَوَاضٍ مُرْهَفَاتٌ قَوَاطِعٌ
قَوَاضٍdeath-dealing يَروحُgoes at evening المَوْتُDeath فِيهَاin them ويَغْتَدِيand goes at dawn
قَوَاضٍ يَروحُ المَوْتُ فِيهَا ويَغْتَدِي
Swords—gleaming, finely honed, decisive cutters—
Swords—keen, finely honed, cleaving—
judges, within which death goes forth at dusk and dawn.
Death-dealing, in which Death moves at evening and at dawn.
إِذَاwhen جُرِّدَتْthey are unsheathed فيin الحَرْبِbattle صَالتْthey charge كأَنّهاas though they were
إِذَا جُرِّدَتْ في الحَرْبِ صَالتْ كأَنّها
عُيُونُeyes عَليٍّof Ali فيin فُؤَادِthe heart مُحَمَّدِof Muhammad
عُيُونُ عَليٍّ في فُؤَادِ مُحَمَّدِ
When drawn in battle, they sweep forth as though they were
When unsheathed in battle, they charge as though they were
Ali’s eyes within Muhammad’s heart.
Ali’s eyes in Muhammad’s heart.
