إِذا أَرعَدوا يَوماً لَنا بِوَعيدِهِم

إِذا أَرعَدوا يَوماً لَنا بِوَعيدِهِم

عَلى النَأيِ أَبرَقنا لَهُم بِالصَوارِمِ

عَلى النَأيِ أَبرَقنا لَهُم بِالصَوارِمِ

If one day they thundered their threats at us,

When they one day thunder at us with their threats

from afar, we flashed keen-edged swords at them.

From afar we flash at them with the swords

وَيَوماً عَلى الأَهوازِ كانَت جِيادُهُ

وَيَوماً عَلى الأَهوازِ كانَت جِيادُهُ

تُوَدَّجُ في لَبّاتِها بِاللَهاذِمِ

تُوَدَّجُ في لَبّاتِها بِاللَهاذِمِ

And one day at al-Ahwaz, his steeds were

And one day at Al-Ahwaz their steeds

having their jugulars severed at their throat-hollows by keen spearheads.

Were buried in their skulls by the piercing blades

قَضى وَطَراً مِنها الحِمامُ وَما اِشتَفى

قَضى وَطَراً مِنها الحِمامُ وَما اِشتَفى

حُسامُكَ فيهِ مِن قِراعِ الجَماجِمِ

حُسامُكَ فيهِ مِن قِراعِ الجَماجِمِ

Death had its fill of them, yet still unsated was

The pigeons had their fill of them but not

your sword there, for all its blows against skulls.

Your sword from the clashing of skulls