نَكرُwe send charging بَناتِthe daughters of حَلّابٍḤallāb عَلَيهِمagainst them
نَكرُ بَناتِ حَلّابٍ عَلَيهِم
وَنَزجُرُهُنَّand we urge them on بَينَbetween هلّاً“Hallā!” (a driving cry) وَهابَand “Hāb!” (a driving cry)
وَنَزجُرُهُنَّ بَينَ هلّاً وَهابَ
We send Ḥallāb’s daughters charging against them,
We blame the girls of Hallab
and urge them on between cries of “Hallā!” and “Hāb!”
And scold them, saying "Alas!" and "Shame!"