خَلَعَhe dethroned المُلوكَthe kings وَسارَand marched تَحتَbeneath لِوائِهِhis banner
خَلَعَ المُلوكَ وَسارَ تَحتَ لِوائِهِ
شَجَرُtrees (figuratively, nobles) العُرىthe evergreens وَعَراعِرُand the chieftains الأَقوامِthe peoples
شَجَرُ العُرى وَعَراعِرُ الأَقوامِ
He dethroned kings, and beneath his banner marched
He cast off kings and marched beneath his banner
the evergreen trees and the chieftains of peoples.
The untied tree and the chiefs of the tribes
إِنّاindeed we لَنَضرِبُwe surely strike بِالصَوارِمِwith the keen swords هامَهاtheir heads
إِنّا لَنَضرِبُ بِالصَوارِمِ هامَها
ضَربَlike the striking of القُدارِthe butcher نَقيعَةَthe feast-camel of القُدّامِthe king
ضَربَ القُدارِ نَقيعَةَ القُدّامِ
Indeed, with keen swords we strike their heads,
We will surely strike their zeal with our swords
as the butcher strikes the camel for the king’s feast.
Hitting the helmets, striking the foremost foes