خَلَطواthey mingled الصَوارِمَthe keen swords بِالقَناwith spears وَتَعَمَّمواand turbaned themselves
خَلَطوا الصَوارِمَ بِالقَنا وَتَعَمَّموا
بِالبيضِwith helmets وَاِجتابواand donned العَجاجَthe battle-dust دُروعاcoats of armor
بِالبيضِ وَاِجتابوا العَجاجَ دُروعا
They mingled keen swords with spears and turbaned themselves
They mixed swords with spears,
With helmets, and donned battle-dust as armor.
And donned white turbans and coats of mail.
قَومٌa people إِذاwhen هَتَفَcried out الصَريخُthe caller for help بِنَصرِهِمfor their aid
قَومٌ إِذا هَتَفَ الصَريخُ بِنَصرِهِم
فَجَرواthey made gush forth عَليهِupon him مِنَfrom الظُبىthe sword-edges يَنبوعاa fountain
فَجَروا عَليهِ مِنَ الظُبى يَنبوعا
A people who, when a caller cries out for their aid,
A people when the war cry is raised for their aid,
Make a fountain of sword-edges gush forth upon him.
They charge forth like a gushing spring upon it.