وغداةand on the morning of بطنBatn (valley floor) بلادBilad كانwere بيوتكمyour homes
وغداة بطن بلاد كان بيوتكم
ببلادin a land أنجدwent up to Najd منجدونmen bound for Najd وغارواand descended to the lowlands
ببلاد أنجد منجدون وغاروا
And on the morning at Batn Bilad, your homes were
In the morning, while the countrysides of your homes
in a land where men bound for Najd went upland and descended to the lowlands.
Were in the lands of Anajd being destroyed and pillaged,
وبذيand at Dhu الأراكةal-Arakah منكمfrom among you قدalready غادرواthey left behind
وبذي الأراكة منكم قد غادروا
جيفاًcorpses كأنas though رؤوسهاtheir heads الفخارpottery
جيفاً كأن رؤوسها الفخار
And at Dhu al-Arakah they had left some of you behind—
At Dhi Al-Araka, they left from among you
corpses, their heads like pottery.
Corpses, as if their heads were pottery