لَهُhe has راحَتاthe two palms of كَفَّينِtwo hands فيin راحَتَيهِماtheir two palms
لَهُ راحَتا كَفَّينِ في راحَتَيهِما
مِنَfrom البَحرِthe sea فَيضٌan outpouring لاnot يُنَهنَهُis restrained زاخِرُهits swelling tide
مِنَ البَحرِ فَيضٌ لا يُنَهنَهُ زاخِرُه
He has two hands, within whose palms
is a flood from the sea, its swelling tide unrestrained.
أَلَمdid ... not? تَرَyou see نَصراًNasr يَضمَنُundertakes الطَعنَspear-fighting وَالقِرىand hospitality
أَلَم تَرَ نَصراً يَضمَنُ الطَعنَ وَالقِرى
إِذاwhen الريحُthe wind هَبَّتblew أَوor ذَوىdrove off السَرحَthe grazing herd ذاعِرُهits harrier
إِذا الريحُ هَبَّت أَو ذَوى السَرحَ ذاعِرُه
Have you not seen Nasr undertake spear-fighting and hospitality,
when the wind blows, or a raider drives off the grazing herd?
وَلَوand even if أَنَّthat مَجداًglory فيin السَماءِheaven وَعِندَهاand there beside it
وَلَو أَنَّ مَجداً في السَماءِ وَعِندَها
تَناوَلَهُhe would grasp it نَصرٌNasr إِلَيهِtoward it يُساوِرُهhe springs at it
تَناوَلَهُ نَصرٌ إِلَيهِ يُساوِرُه
And even if glory were in heaven, there too
Nasr would grasp it, springing up toward it.