مِثالُthe figure of أَبيAbu دُلَفٍDulaf أُمَّةa nation
مِثالُ أَبي دُلَفٍ أُمَّة
وَسَيفُand the sword of أَبيAbu دُلَفٍDulaf عَسكَرُan army
وَسَيفُ أَبي دُلَفٍ عَسكَرُ
A whole nation is Abu Dulaf’s equal;
The figure of Abu Dulaf is a nation;
and Abu Dulaf’s sword is an army.
And Abu Dulaf’s sword is an army.
وَإِنَّand indeed المَناياthe fates of death إِلىtoward الدارِعينthose clad in armor
وَإِنَّ المَنايا إِلى الدارِعين
بِعَينِthrough the eye of أَبيAbu دُلَفٍDulaf تَنظُرُgaze
بِعَينِ أَبي دُلَفٍ تَنظُرُ
And surely Death, upon the armored warriors,
And indeed, at those clad in armor, the fates of death
gazes through Abu Dulaf’s own eyes.
Gaze through Abu Dulaf’s eye.