تَصَدَّقتُI gave alms عَلىto قَوميmy people
تَصَدَّقتُ عَلى قَومي
بِماwith what أَبقَيتُI kept مِنof عُمريmy life
بِما أَبقَيتُ مِن عُمري
I gave alms to my people
I bestowed upon my people
with what I had kept of my life.
What remains of my life
أَناI اِبنُson of السادَةِthe lords القادَthe leaders (first part)
أَنا اِبنُ السادَةِ القادَ
ةِcompletion of 'leaders' وَاِبنُand son of الغُرَرَِthe illustrious ones الزُهرِthe radiant ones
ةِ وَاِبنُ الغُرَرَِ الزُهرِ
I am the son of the lords, the leaders,
I am the son of noble leaders
and the son of the illustrious, radiant ones.
And the son of finecavalier
أَقَمناwe straightened أَوَدَcrookedness الأَعناthe necks (first part)
أَقَمنا أَوَدَ الأَعنا
قِcompletion of 'necks' بِالهِندِيَّةِwith Indian swords البُترِthe keen-cutting ones
قِ بِالهِندِيَّةِ البُترِ
We straightened crooked necks
We erected lofty pillars
with keen-cutting Indian swords.
With the broken Indian sword
وَماand no لِلحُرِّfor the free man مَنجاةٌdeliverance
وَما لِلحُرِّ مَنجاةٌ
كَمِثلِlike السَيفِthe sword وَالصَبرِand steadfastness
كَمِثلِ السَيفِ وَالصَبرِ
And for a free man there is no deliverance
And the free man has no escape
like the sword and steadfastness.
Like the sword and patience