كَآسادِlike lions of غيلٍa thicket وَأَشبالِand cubs of خيسٍa wooded lair
كَآسادِ غيلٍ وَأَشبالِ خيسٍ
غَداةَon the morning of الخَميسِthe army بِبِيضٍwith bright swords صِقالِpolished
غَداةَ الخَميسِ بِبِيضٍ صِقالِ
Like lions of a thicket and cubs of a wooded lair,
Like lions of the thicket and cubs of the lair,
On the morning of battle, with bright, polished swords,
On the morning of the great army, bearing polished white blades,
تَجيدُexcels at الضِرابَswordplay وَحزَّand severing الرِقابِthe necks
تَجيدُ الضِرابَ وَحزَّ الرِقابِ
أَمامَbefore العِقابِthe eagle standard غَداةَon the morning of النَزالِcombat
أَمامَ العِقابِ غَداةَ النَزالِ
Excelling at swordplay and severing necks,
Skilled in the strike and the severing of necks,
Before the eagle standard on the morning of combat,
Before the war-banner on the morning of combat,
تَكيدُoutwits الكَذوبَthe habitual liar وَتُخريand makes defecate الهَيوبَthe coward
تَكيدُ الكَذوبَ وَتُخري الهَيوبَ
وَتَرويand drenches الكَعوبَthe spear-shaft joints دِماءُblood of الَقذالِthe nape
وَتَروي الكَعوبَ دِماءُ الَقذالِ
Outwitting the liar and making the coward soil himself,
They confound the liar and terrorize the coward,
And blood from napes drenches the joints of spears.
And the blood of napes waters the knots of the spears.