تَصَدَّقتُI gave alms عَلىto قَوميmy people
تَصَدَّقتُ عَلى قَومي
بِماwith what أَبقَيتُI had left مِنof عُمريmy life
بِما أَبقَيتُ مِن عُمري
I gave alms to my people
I have bestowed upon my people
with what I had left of my life.
What lifetime I had left
أَناI اِبنُson of السادَةِthe lords القادَthe leaders (continued)
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 honored chiefs
and the son of the illustrious, radiant ones.
And the son of polished swords
أَقَمناwe straightened أَوَدَthe crookedness of الأَعناthe necks (continued)
أَقَمنا أَوَدَ الأَعنا
قِcompletion of 'necks' بِالهِندِيَّةِwith Indian swords البُترِthe keen-edged ones
قِ بِالهِندِيَّةِ البُترِ
We straightened the crookedness of necks
We have erected tents' pegs
with keen-edged Indian swords.
With Indian scimitars
وَماand there is no لِلحُرِّfor the free man مَنجاةٌdeliverance
وَما لِلحُرِّ مَنجاةٌ
كَمِثلِlike السَيفِthe sword وَالصَبرِand steadfastness
كَمِثلِ السَيفِ وَالصَبرِ
And the free man has no deliverance
And the free man has no escape
like the sword and steadfastness.
Like the sword and patience