ولا خير فيه غير أن جياده

ولا خير فيه غير أن جياده

مسومة ليست بهن كلوم

مسومة ليست بهن كلوم

And there is no good in him, except that his horses

No good in him but his steeds are marked

are marked, with no wounds upon them;

With omen that bodes no defeat.

وأسيافه لم تدر ما طعم ضربة

وأسيافه لم تدر ما طعم ضربة

فهن صحاح ما بهن ثلوم

فهن صحاح ما بهن ثلوم

and his swords have not known the taste of a blow,

And his sword, though it never has tasted

so they are intact, with no nicks in them.

A blow, has a flawless edge and sheen.