فأسأَلِso ask النّاسَthe people لاno أَباfather لكَto you عنَّاabout us
فأسأَلِ النّاسَ لا أَبا لكَ عنَّا
يومَthe day سَالَتْflowed بالمُعلَمينَwith warriors bearing insignia كداءُKadāʾ
يومَ سَالَتْ بالمُعلَمينَ كداءُ
So ask the people about us—may you have no father—
on the day Kadāʾ flowed with warriors bearing insignia.
وتداعَتْand crumbled خَشْبَاؤُهاits craggy heights إذْwhen رَأيْنَاwe saw
وتداعَتْ خَشْبَاؤُها إذْ رَأيْنَا
واستخَفّتْand were shaken منfrom خَوْفِناfear of us الخَشْباءُthe craggy heights
واستخَفّتْ من خَوْفِنا الخَشْباءُ
And its craggy heights crumbled when we saw them,
and the craggy heights were shaken with fear of us.
ورأىand saw مَاwhat لَقِينَthey suffered مِنّاfrom us حِراءٌḤirāʾ
ورأى مَا لَقِينَ مِنّا حِراءٌ
فدَعَاso called upon ربَّهits Lord بأمنٍfor safety حِراءُḤirāʾ
فدَعَا ربَّه بأمنٍ حِراءُ
And Ḥirāʾ saw what they had suffered at our hands,
so Ḥirāʾ called upon its Lord for safety.