تُناطُare hung حَمائِلُsuspension straps الهِنديِّof the Indian sword مِنهُfrom him
تُناطُ حَمائِلُ الهِنديِّ مِنهُ
بِعاتِقon a shoulder لاnot أَلَفَّbulky وَلاnor ضَئيلِfrail
بِعاتِق لا أَلَفَّ وَلا ضَئيلِ
The Indian sword’s straps hang from him,
The burdens of the Indian are bound
On a shoulder neither bulky nor frail;
Upon a neck neither familiar nor frail
وَلَكِنbut تَستَقِلُّbear aloft بِهِwith it قِواهُhis strength
وَلَكِن تَستَقِلُّ بِهِ قِواهُ
عَلىabove ماضٍa keen blade بِقائِمِهِwith its hilt نَبيلِsplendid
عَلى ماضٍ بِقائِمِهِ نَبيلِ
Yet his strength bears it aloft,
But rather his strength bears them
Above a keen blade with a splendid hilt.
Upon a noble past with its pillars