جاسَ الحِمى خَصْمٌ بِصَوْلَةِ وَهْمهِ

جاسَ الحِمى خَصْمٌ بِصَوْلَةِ وَهْمهِ

كَذَبَتْ عليهِ ظُنونُهُ أينَ الحِمى

كَذَبَتْ عليهِ ظُنونُهُ أينَ الحِمى

An enemy prowled the sanctuary with the onslaught of his delusion.

The cup of ardor is an opponent of delusive fancy

His conjectures lied to him—where is the sanctuary?

His suppositions have lied to him, where is ardor?

سُمْرُ القَنا انْعَقَدَتْ على أرْكانهِ

سُمْرُ القَنا انْعَقَدَتْ على أرْكانهِ

بيضُ السِّنانِ تَ

بيضُ السِّنانِ تَ

Brown spear-shafts gathered around its pillars.

The darkness of spears clustered around its pillars

White spearheads—[text incomplete].

The whiteness of teeth that

هُزَّتْ بعزمِ أَبي العَواجِزِ أَحمدٍ

هُزَّتْ بعزمِ أَبي العَواجِزِ أَحمدٍ

فرَمَى العَدُوَّ فبادَ والمولَى رمَى

فرَمَى العَدُوَّ فبادَ والمولَى رمَى

They were brandished with the resolve of Abu al-Awajiz, Ahmad.

Shook with the resolve of Abul 'Awaagiz Ahmad

So he struck the enemy, who perished—and the Lord struck.

So the enemy discarded and the Master aimed

بدَتْ شُؤُنُ الخارِقاتِ لمُبْصِرٍ

بدَتْ شُؤُنُ الخارِقاتِ لمُبْصِرٍ

تُبْدي سِناناً بالدِّماءِ مُنَمْنَمَا

تُبْدي سِناناً بالدِّماءِ مُنَمْنَمَا

The workings of miracles appeared to one who could see,

The extraordinary events appeared to the beholder

Revealing a spearhead finely patterned with blood.

Baring teeth dripping with blood

كتبَتْ يدُ البُرْهانِ في أَطْرافِهِ

كتبَتْ يدُ البُرْهانِ في أَطْرافِهِ

شيخُ العَواجِزِ لم يزلْ يَحمي الحِمَى

شيخُ العَواجِزِ لم يزلْ يَحمي الحِمَى

The hand of proof wrote upon its edges:

The hand of proof wrote on its edges

Shaykh al-Awajiz has never ceased to guard the sanctuary.

The Sheikh of the frail never ceased to protect the sanctuary