وغُرٍّ على غُرٍّ جِيادٍ كأنَّما

وغُرٍّ على غُرٍّ جِيادٍ كأنَّما

قوائمُها يوم الطِّرادِ قوادِمُ

قوائمُها يوم الطِّرادِ قوادِمُ

And noble riders on fine, white-blazed steeds, as though

And horses upon horses, as though

And noble ones upon noble steeds, as though

their legs on the day of mounted combat were flight feathers.

Their forelegs on the day of the charge are arrivals

Their legs, on the day of the charge, were wings;

إذا ابتدروا في مَأقِطٍ فرِحَت بهم

إذا ابتدروا في مَأقِطٍ فرِحَت بهم

صدُورُ المذاكي والقَنا والصوارِمُ

صدُورُ المذاكي والقَنا والصوارِمُ

Whenever they rush into the fray, they gladden

When they initiate in a plain, then the breasts

When they rush into the thick of battle, rejoice in them

the breasts of full-grown steeds, the lances, and the keen swords.

Of lances, arrows, and swords rejoice in them

The chests of the war-horses, the lances, and the sharp swords.