لقَدindeed حُصِّلتِyou have been secured ياO رُندَهْRonda
لقَد حُصِّلتِ يا رُندَهْ
فَصِرتِso you have become لِمُلكِناfor our kingdom عِقدَهْits necklace
فَصِرتِ لِمُلكِنا عِقدَهْ
You have indeed been won, O Ronda;
so you have become our kingdom's necklace.
أَفادَتناكِwon you for us أَرماحٌspears
أَفادَتناكِ أَرماحٌ
وَأسيافٌand swords لَهاthey have حِدَّهْsharpness
وَأسيافٌ لَها حِدَّهْ
Spears have won you for us,
and swords with keen edges,
وَأَجنادٌand troops أَشِدَّاءٌmighty
وَأَجنادٌ أَشِدَّاءٌ
إِلَيهِمto them تَنتَهيreaches its utmost الشِدَّهْstrength
إِلَيهِم تَنتَهي الشِدَّهْ
and mighty troops,
in whom strength reaches its utmost.
غَدَوتُI have become يرَوننيthey regard me مَولىa lord
غَدَوتُ يرَونني مَولى
لَهُمof theirs وَأَراهُمُand I regard them عدَّهْa mainstay
لَهُم وَأَراهُمُ عدَّهْ
Now they regard me as a lord
of theirs, while I regard them as a mainstay.
سأفنيI shall end مُدَّةَthe lifespan of الأَعداthe enemies (partial word)
سأفني مُدَّةَ الأَعدا
ءِ(completes 'enemies') إِنif طالَتis prolonged بيَfor me المُدَّهْthe lifespan
ءِ إِن طالَت بيَ المُدَّهْ
I shall end the enemies' span of days,
if my own span is prolonged.
وَتَبلىand shall wear away بيthrough me ضَلالَتُهُمtheir error
وَتَبلى بي ضَلالَتُهُم
لِيَزدادَso that it may increase الهُدىright guidance جِدَّهْfreshness
لِيَزدادَ الهُدى جِدَّهْ
And through me their error shall wear away,
so that right guidance may grow ever fresher.
فَكَمfor how many مِنof عُدَّةٍa host قَتَلkilled (verb stem)
فَكَم مِن عُدَّةٍ قَتَل
تُI (verb ending) مِنهُمamong them بَعدَهاafter it عُدَّهْa host
تُ مِنهُم بَعدَها عُدَّهْ
For many a host have I slain
among them—then another host after it!
نَظَمتُI strung رُؤُوسَهُمtheir heads عِقداًinto a necklace
نَظَمتُ رُؤُوسَهُم عِقداً
فَحَلَّتand so they adorned لَبَّةَthe throat of السُدَّهْthe gateway
فَحَلَّت لَبَّةَ السُدَّهْ
I strung their heads into a necklace,
and so they adorned the gateway's throat.