هَنِيْئَاً لِأًصْحَابِ السُّيُوفِ بَطَالَةً

هَنِيْئَاً لِأًصْحَابِ السُّيُوفِ بَطَالَةً

تُقْضَّى بِهَا أَيَّامُهُمْ فِي التَّنَعُّمِ

تُقْضَّى بِهَا أَيَّامُهُمْ فِي التَّنَعُّمِ

May the bearers of swords enjoy their idleness,

Congratulations to the sword bearers for their idleness

in which their days are spent in luxury.

With which they spend their days in luxury

فَكَمْ فِيْهِمُ مِنْ دَائِمِ الأَمْنِ لَمْ يُرَعْ

فَكَمْ فِيْهِمُ مِنْ دَائِمِ الأَمْنِ لَمْ يُرَعْ

بِحَرْبٍ وَلَمْ يَنْهَدْ لِقِرْنٍ مُصَمِّمِ

بِحَرْبٍ وَلَمْ يَنْهَدْ لِقِرْنٍ مُصَمِّمِ

For many a man among them enjoys constant safety, unalarmed

How many of them live in perpetual safety

by war, never having advanced against a resolute foe.

Without fighting in wars or charging with intent spears

يَرُوحُ وَيَغْدُو عَاقِدَاً فِي نِجَادِهِ

يَرُوحُ وَيَغْدُو عَاقِدَاً فِي نِجَادِهِ

حُسَامَاً سَلِيْمَ الحَدِّ لَمْ يَتَثَلَّمِ

حُسَامَاً سَلِيْمَ الحَدِّ لَمْ يَتَثَلَّمِ

He goes out evening and morning, having fastened in his baldric

Going and coming with swords girded in scabbards

a keen sword with an intact edge, never chipped.

Blades smooth and unnotched by blows

وَيَمْكُثُ لاَ يَلْقَى عَدُوَّاً فَإِنْ غَزَا

وَيَمْكُثُ لاَ يَلْقَى عَدُوَّاً فَإِنْ غَزَا

فَوَاحِدَةً فِي الدَّهْرِ لَيْسَ بِتَوْأَمِ

فَوَاحِدَةً فِي الدَّهْرِ لَيْسَ بِتَوْأَمِ

And he stays without meeting an enemy; if he campaigns,

Remaining without meeting a foe, and if they march to war

then a single campaign in a lifetime, with no twin.

It is but once in an age, not oft repeated

وَلَكِنْ ذَوُو الأَقْلاَمِ فِي كُلِّ سَاعَةٍ

وَلَكِنْ ذَوُو الأَقْلاَمِ فِي كُلِّ سَاعَةٍ

سُيُوفُهُمُ لَيْسَتْ تَجِفُّ مِنَ الدَّمِ

سُيُوفُهُمُ لَيْسَتْ تَجِفُّ مِنَ الدَّمِ

But as for the wielders of pens, at every hour,

But the men of letters, their swords at every hour

their swords never dry of blood.

Are never dry of blood