وَلَرُبَّما سَلَّت لَنا مِن مائِها

وَلَرُبَّما سَلَّت لَنا مِن مائِها

سَيفاً وَكانَ عَنِ النَواظِر مُغمَدا

سَيفاً وَكانَ عَنِ النَواظِر مُغمَدا

And often she unsheathed for us from her water

Sometimes she unsheathes for us from her water

a sword that had been sheathed from sight.

A sword that had been sheathed from watching eyes.

طَبَعتهُ لُجِّيّا فَذابَت صَفحَةٌ

طَبَعتهُ لُجِّيّا فَذابَت صَفحَةٌ

مِنهُ وَلَو جَمُدَت لَكانَ مُهَنَّدا

مِنهُ وَلَو جَمُدَت لَكانَ مُهَنَّدا

She forged it of deep water, so one face melted

Its steel is hardened but one stroke would melt

from it; had it frozen, it would have been a sword of Indian steel.

A span of it, though otherwise it freezes fast.