وَسائِل زَرنجاً هَل كَبَّ جَمعاً

وَسائِل زَرنجاً هَل كَبَّ جَمعاً

لما لَقِيَت صِقاعاً مِن صِقاعِ

لما لَقِيَت صِقاعاً مِن صِقاعِ

And ask Zaranj whether a host was laid low

And to Zarnuj did my raiders march, gathering a great host,

When it encountered a clash among clashes.

When they met a difficult region of rugged peaks.

لَقَد عَجِبتُ زرنَجُ إِذ رَأَوني

لَقَد عَجِبتُ زرنَجُ إِذ رَأَوني

شَعَبتُ القَومَ مِن سُنَنِ الصِداعِ

شَعَبتُ القَومَ مِن سُنَنِ الصِداعِ

I was indeed amazed, O Zaranj, when they saw me

Zarnuj were amazed when they saw me

Scattering the host from the paths of combat

Routing the people with relentless headache-dealing blows.

بِبيضٍ تَترُكُ الأَطرافَ بَتراً

بِبيضٍ تَترُكُ الأَطرافَ بَتراً

وَيَهتِكُ وَقعُها زيمَ القِناعِ

وَيَهتِكُ وَقعُها زيمَ القِناعِ

With bright swords that leave limbs severed,

With white swords that lop off limbs,

And whose blows tear the helmet's parts apart.

Whose slamming blows pierce even mail-coats.

وَقَومي يَعلَمونَ فَسائِلوهُم

وَقَومي يَعلَمونَ فَسائِلوهُم

بِنا أَيّامَ نَلمَحُ بِالقِراعِ

بِنا أَيّامَ نَلمَحُ بِالقِراعِ

And my people know, so ask them

Ask my people, they know, ask them

About us, on the days we flash in combat:

About the days when we clashed in combat.

بأَنا لا نَلوذُ مِنَ الأَعادي

بأَنا لا نَلوذُ مِنَ الأَعادي

وَنُنزِلُ بِالفَضاءِ وَبِالجِراعِ

وَنُنزِلُ بِالفَضاءِ وَبِالجِراعِ

That we do not seek refuge from the enemies,

That we do not flee from foes,

And we bring them down in open country and on sandy ground.

But fight them openly on the plain or in ravines.

وَيَحمِلُني إِلى الهَيجاءِ عَبلٌ

وَيَحمِلُني إِلى الهَيجاءِ عَبلٌ

سَبوحٌ مِثلُ مُرتَجِ القِلاعِ

سَبوحٌ مِثلُ مُرتَجِ القِلاعِ

And a sturdy steed carries me into battle,

My swift camel carries me into the fray,

A swift swimmer, like a vessel with fluttering sails.

Bounding like a startled oryx frightened from its lair.

ينفُرُني إِذا ما غِبتُ عَنهُم

ينفُرُني إِذا ما غِبتُ عَنهُم

وَيَلحَقُني وَإِن كَرِهوا مَصاعي

وَيَلحَقُني وَإِن كَرِهوا مَصاعي

It drives me forth whenever I am away from them,

It chases after me if I leave it behind,

And catches up with me, even if they hate my fighting.

And follows me even if they dislike my course.

وَنَقتُلُ فيهِم قَعصاً وَصَبراً

وَنَقتُلُ فيهِم قَعصاً وَصَبراً

وَما فِعلي هُناكَ بِمُستَطاعِ

وَما فِعلي هُناكَ بِمُستَطاعِ

And we kill among them outright and after capture,

And we kill among them both the slow and the hasty,

And what I do there cannot be matched.

Though I had no might to achieve anything there.

دَلَفتُ لَهُم بِما جَنَبوا وَلَكِنَّ

دَلَفتُ لَهُم بِما جَنَبوا وَلَكِنَّ

لَقوا حَرباً كَساطِعَةِ البِقاعِ

لَقوا حَرباً كَساطِعَةِ البِقاعِ

I advanced upon them with what they had avoided, and yet

I came to them with peace, but they

They met a war like a blaze across the lands.

Met me with a war bright as the shining plains.

بَعَثتُ بِنَهيهِم وَالقَومُ فيها

بَعَثتُ بِنَهيهِم وَالقَومُ فيها

شُهودُ بَينَ خِزيٍ وَاِختِضاعِ

شُهودُ بَينَ خِزيٍ وَاِختِضاعِ

I sent word bidding them desist, while the people in it

I sent them warning but the people in their folly

Were witnesses, between disgrace and submission.

Witnessed shame and bowed heads.