لاno وإلهby the God of الناسhumankind نألمwe feel pain from حربهمtheir war
لا وإله الناس نألم حربهم
ولوand even if حاربتناwaged war against us منهبٌManhab وبنوand the sons of فهمFahm
ولو حاربتنا منهبٌ وبنو فهم
No, by the God of humankind, their war does not pain us,
No, by God, we do not grieve their war,
Even if Manhab and the sons of Fahm fight us.
Even if those with understanding and sons of wisdom fought us.
ولماand not yet يكنhas there been يومٌa day تزولvanish نجومهits stars
ولما يكن يومٌ تزول نجومه
تطيرfly بهwith it الركبانthe riders ذوpossessing نبأٍtidings ضخمmomentous
تطير به الركبان ذو نبأٍ ضخم
Nor has there yet been a day whose stars vanish,
And no day whose stars will disappear,
Whose momentous tidings send the riders flying.
Flies with it riders with great news.
أسلماًpeace? علىon terms of خسفhumiliation ولستand I am not بخالدٍimmortal
أسلماً على خسف ولست بخالدٍ
وماand not ليfor me منany واقٍprotector إذاwhen جاءنيcomes to me حتميmy inevitable end
وما لي من واقٍ إذا جاءني حتمي
Peace on terms of humiliation, when I am not immortal?
I bid farewell on the day I sink, and I'm no Khalid,
And I have no protector when my inevitable end comes to me.
And I have no protector when my fate comes.
فلاso no سلمpeace حتىuntil تحفزspurs الناسthe people خيفةٌfear
فلا سلم حتى تحفز الناس خيفةٌ
ويصبحand become طيرٌbirds كانساتٍroosting علىupon لحمflesh
ويصبح طيرٌ كانساتٍ على لحم
So no peace until fear spurs the people,
So no peace until people are spurred by fear,
And birds come to roost upon flesh.
And birds become like spears upon flesh.