غَداةَon the morning كَساequipped أَجنادَهُhis troops البيضَgleaming swords وَالقَناand lances
غَداةَ كَسا أَجنادَهُ البيضَ وَالقَنا
وَجُرداًand sleek horses تَعادىracing one another مِنof كُمَيتٍa bay horse وَأَشقَراand a chestnut horse
وَجُرداً تَعادى مِن كُمَيتٍ وَأَشقَرا
That morning he equipped his troops with gleaming swords and lances,
And sleek horses racing one another, bay and chestnut;
عَلَيهاupon them الكُماةُthe armored warriors المُعلَمونَbearing battle insignia كَأَنَّهُمas though they were
عَلَيها الكُماةُ المُعلَمونَ كَأَنَّهُم
أُسودُlions الغِياضِthe thickets لابِسينَwearing السَنَوَّراmail armor
أُسودُ الغِياضِ لابِسينَ السَنَوَّرا
Upon them rode warriors bearing battle insignia, as though they were
Lions of the thickets, clad in coats of mail.
أَباحَmade lawful prey لَهُمfor them أَهلَthe people of النِفاقِhypocrisy وَلَمand did not يَرَواthey see
أَباحَ لَهُم أَهلَ النِفاقِ وَلَم يَرَوا
لَهُof his مَنكِباًa shoulder عَنaway from غَمرَةِthe engulfing depths of المَوتِdeath أَزوَراturned aside
لَهُ مَنكِباً عَن غَمرَةِ المَوتِ أَزوَرا
He made the hypocrites lawful prey for them, and they never saw
His shoulder turn aside from death’s engulfing depths.