إِنّيindeed I لأَستَحييam indeed ashamed before الفَوارِسَthe horsemen أَنto أُرىI am seen
إِنّي لأَستَحيي الفَوارِسَ أَن أُرى
بِأَرضِon the land of العِداthe enemies بَوَّa stuffed camel-calf hide المَخاضِthe pregnant she-camels الرَوائِمِfond of their calves
بِأَرضِ العِدا بَوَّ المَخاضِ الرَوائِمِ
I am indeed ashamed before the horsemen to be seen
I am ashamed before the horsemen if I am seen
On enemy soil, a stuffed calf-hide for the fond, pregnant she-camels.
In the land of enemies with trailing robes.
وَإِنّيand indeed I لأَستَحييam indeed ashamed إِذاwhen الحَربُwar شَمَّرَتgirds itself
وَإِنّي لأَستَحيي إِذا الحَربُ شَمَّرَت
أَنِto ارخيَI let down دونَin front of الحَربِwar ثوبَthe robe of المُسالِمِthe peaceable man
أَنِ ارخيَ دونَ الحَربِ ثوبَ المُسالِمِ
And I am indeed ashamed, when war girds itself,
And I am ashamed if when war wears its harness,
To let down, in the face of war, the robe of a man at peace.
I let down my robes from war's stern face.
وَماand not أَناI بِالنائيat all distant from الحَفيظَةِzeal for honor فيin الوَغىthe fray
وَما أَنا بِالنائي الحَفيظَةِ في الوَغى
وَلاnor المُتَّقيone guarding against فيin السِلمِpeacetime جَرَّcommitting الجَرائِمِcrimes
وَلا المُتَّقي في السِلمِ جَرَّ الجَرائِمِ
I am not lacking in zeal for honor in the fray,
I am not one to shelter in the fray
Nor one who shuns committing crimes in peacetime,
Nor one to shun the peace of sinful acts.
وَلاnor المُتَأَنّيone who deliberates فيover العَواقِبِthe consequences لِلَّذيof what
وَلا المُتَأَنّي في العَواقِبِ لِلَّذي
أهمُّI set my mind بِهِon it مِنamong فاتِكاتِdeath-dealing العَزائِمِfirm resolves
أهمُّ بِهِ مِن فاتِكاتِ العَزائِمِ
Nor one who pauses over the consequences of what
Nor one to plan the consequence for what
I intend among my death-dealing designs.
I hold more pressing than great ventures.
وَلَكِنَّنيbut I مُستَوحِدُsingle-minded العَزمِresolve مُقدِمٌpressing forward
وَلَكِنَّني مُستَوحِدُ العَزمِ مُقدِمٌ
عَلىinto غَمراتِthe engulfing depths of الحادِثِthe calamity المُتَفاقِمِever-worsening
عَلى غَمراتِ الحادِثِ المُتَفاقِمِ
But I am single-minded in resolve, pressing forward
But I am one resolved in purpose, pressing on
Into the engulfing depths of ever-worsening calamity.
Through the recurring tide of incidents.
قَليلُlittle اِختِلافِwavering in الرَأيjudgment فيin الحَربِwar باسِلٌvaliant
قَليلُ اِختِلافِ الرَأي في الحَربِ باسِلٌ
جَميعُundivided الفُؤادِthe heart عِندَwhen حَلِّthe arrival of العَظائِمِgreat calamities
جَميعُ الفُؤادِ عِندَ حَلِّ العَظائِمِ
Seldom wavering in judgment in war, valiant,
Few differences of view in war are harmful
Undivided of heart when great calamities descend.
When hearts unite before grave perils.