جَلَبناwe brought الخَيلَthe horses مِنfrom بَلَدٍa land بِبابٍat Bab
جَلَبنا الخَيلَ مِن بَلَدٍ بِبابٍ
إِلىto الآطامِthe fortresses وَالبَلَدِand the land الرَواءwell-watered
إِلى الآطامِ وَالبَلَدِ الرَواء
We brought the horses from a land at Bab
We brought the horses from a distant land
to the fortresses and the well-watered land.
To Atham and the verdant country
تَرَكنَthey left لَهُمfor them بِكاظِمَةِat Kazimah المَناياdeaths
تَرَكنَ لَهُم بِكاظِمَةِ المَنايا
أَحاديثٌtales يَذوبُmelts لَهاbecause of them الرَحاءُthe millstone
أَحاديثٌ يَذوبُ لَها الرَحاءُ
They left death for them at Kazimah—
They left them in Kadhimah, home of fate
tales that make the millstone melt.
Conversations melting with hope
فَلَمso ... not أَرَI saw مِثلَthe like of يَومِthe day of السَيفِthe sword حَتّىuntil
فَلَم أَرَ مِثلَ يَومِ السَيفِ حَتّى
رَأَيتُI saw الثَنيal-Thani تَخضِبُهُstains it الدِماءُthe blood
رَأَيتُ الثَني تَخضِبُهُ الدِماءُ
So I had seen nothing like the day of the sword, until
I never saw the like of the day of swords
I saw al-Thani stained with blood.
Until I saw the bent blades dripping blood
وَأَلوَتand did away خَيلُناour horses لَمّاwhen التَقَيناwe met
وَأَلوَت خَيلُنا لَمّا التَقَينا
بِفارِقَwith Fariq وَالأُمورُand things لَهاfor them اِنتِهاءُan end
بِفارِقَ وَالأُمورُ لَها اِنتِهاءُ
And our horses, when we met, did away
And our horses howled when we met
with Fariq; and all things have an end.
At Farigh, where all things end