أنَاI تاجُthe crown of فُرسانِthe knights of الهِيَاجِbattle ومَنand those who بِهِمْthrough them
أنَا تاجُ فُرسانِ الهِيَاجِ ومَن بِهِمْ
ثَبتتْstood firm أوَاخِيthe foundations of مُلكِthe sovereignty of كلِّevery مُتوَّجِcrowned ruler
ثَبتتْ أوَاخِي مُلكِ كلِّ مُتوَّجِ
I am the crown of battle's knights, and of those through whom
I am the crown of the champions of passion, and through them
the foundations of every crowned ruler's realm stand firm.
The foundations of every crowned kingdom were made firm.
قومٌmen إذاwhen لَبِسُواthey donned الحَدِيدَiron armor عجِبْتَyou marveled مِنat
قومٌ إذا لَبِسُوا الحَدِيدَ عجِبْتَ مِن
بَحرٍa sea تدافَعَsurged فيin لَظىًflames مُتوهِّجِblazing
بَحرٍ تدافَعَ في لَظىً مُتوهِّجِ
Men who, when they don iron, make you marvel at
A people, when they donned armor, you would be amazed
a sea surging amid blazing flames.
By a sea surging wildly in heated tumult.
صُبُرٌsteadfast men إذاwhen ماemphatic particle ضاقَgrew narrow مُعتَركُthe battleground of القَناspears
صُبُرٌ إذا ما ضاقَ مُعتَركُ القَنا
فَرجَتْopened up سيوفُهمُtheir swords مَضِيقَthe narrow stretch of المنْهَجِthe path
فَرجَتْ سيوفُهمُ مَضِيقَ المنْهَجِ
Steadfast men—when the battleground of spears grows cramped,
Patience, when the field of battle narrowed,
their swords open up the narrow path.
Their swords would widen the straits of the pass.
وإذاand when رجوتَهُمُyou looked to them لنصرٍfor victory صدَّقُواthey fulfilled
وإذا رجوتَهُمُ لنصرٍ صدَّقُوا
بعظيمِwith the greatness of بأسهِمُtheir might رجاءَthe hope of المُرتجِيthe hopeful one
بعظيمِ بأسهِمُ رجاءَ المُرتجِي
And when you look to them for victory, they fulfill
And if you hoped for their aid in victory, they would confirm
with their great might the hopeful one's hope.
With their tremendous might the hopes of the seeker.