وغَيْثٍ أَسَالَ اللهُ مُهْجَةَ نَفْسِهِ

وغَيْثٍ أَسَالَ اللهُ مُهْجَةَ نَفْسِهِ

بِوَادٍ عَذَاةٍ لاَ تَوارى كَوَاكِبُهْ

بِوَادٍ عَذَاةٍ لاَ تَوارى كَوَاكِبُهْ

And a raincloud whose soul's lifeblood God poured out

And a downpour God unleashed, outpouring the anguish in His soul

In a fertile valley whose stars are not veiled.

Through a valley of torment, its stars never concealed

سَرَى المَاءُ حَتَّى لَمْ يَدَعْ لإِخاذِهِ

سَرَى المَاءُ حَتَّى لَمْ يَدَعْ لإِخاذِهِ

إِخَاذاً فَأَضْحَى المَاءُ يَطْفَحُ جَانِبُهْ

إِخَاذاً فَأَضْحَى المَاءُ يَطْفَحُ جَانِبُهْ

The water flowed until it left, among its pools,

The water flowed until it left no place for collecting

Not a pool untouched; then the water overflowed its bank.

So the water overflowed its banks

غَدَوْنَا لَهُ في رَائِدِ الخَيْلِ غَدْوَةً

غَدَوْنَا لَهُ في رَائِدِ الخَيْلِ غَدْوَةً

غِشَاشاً وضَوْءُ الفَجْرِ يَبْرُقُ حَاجِبُهْ

غِشَاشاً وضَوْءُ الفَجْرِ يَبْرُقُ حَاجِبُهْ

We rode out toward it at daybreak on the foremost of steeds,

At dawn we went forth against it with the vanguard of horses

In haste, while the brow of dawn's light gleamed,

Attacking while the light of dawn flashed in its brows

بِصَافٍ شَدِيدِ الرُّسْغِ أَصْمَعَ كَعْبُهُ

بِصَافٍ شَدِيدِ الرُّسْغِ أَصْمَعَ كَعْبُهُ

مُدَاخَلَةٌ أْصَلاَبُهُ وشَرَاجِبُهْ

مُدَاخَلَةٌ أْصَلاَبُهُ وشَرَاجِبُهْ

On a purebred steed, strong of pastern, compact of hock,

With swift, hard-hoofed steeds, their hooves like anvils

Its spinal bones and limb bones tightly knit together.

Charging with determination, their fronts and brows firm