ورجعتand you returned بالجيشwith the army الذيwhich أخبارُهُits tales
ورجعت بالجيش الذي أخبارُهُ
تروىare recounted غرائبهits marvels الحسانsplendid صحائحاas true
تروى غرائبه الحسان صحائحا
And you returned with the army whose tales
And I returned with an army whose tales
of splendid marvels are recounted as true.
Are recounted as marvels truly told
أسدlions ضراغمmighty lions فوقupon خيلhorses ترتميhurl themselves
أسد ضراغم فوق خيل ترتمي
نحوtoward العدوِّthe enemy سوانحاpassing from left to right وبوارحاand passing from right to left
نحو العدوِّ سوانحا وبوارحا
Lions—mighty lions—upon horses that hurl themselves
A lion of warriors upon horses that rush
toward the enemy, sweeping rightward and leftward.
Toward the foe with chests and arms outstretched
طيارةflying swiftly بالدارعينwith the armored men تخالهاyou imagine them
طيارة بالدارعين تخالها
تنقضُّswoop down فيon يومday القتالthe battle جوارحاbirds of prey
تنقضُّ في يوم القتال جوارحا
Flying with armored riders, you would think them
A bird among armored men you'd think it
birds of prey swooping down on the day of battle.
Swooping down on the day of battle with talons bared
منof كلّeach منone who تخذhas made القناthe spears خيساًa thicket لهfor himself
من كلّ من تخذ القنا خيساً له
يلقىmeets العدوّthe enemy مُماسياًin the evening ومصابحاand in the morning
يلقى العدوّ مُماسياً ومصابحا
Each a man who has made the spears his thicket,
Whoso takes the lance in mockery of it
meeting the enemy evening and morning.
Will meet the foe head-on with death lights shining