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Unsheathed weapons are the characteristics that distinguished them,
just as a rose is distinguished by its aroma from that of a flower with none.
The winds of victory would gift you with their fragrance,
so you would think of a field of flowers in which every brave man is a flower in bloom.
As though they were, when on horse-back, like sturdy shrubs on hills,
because of the firmness of their strength,
not because of the firmness of the strap of their saddle.
The hearts of the enemies shook in terror due to their strength,
they could not distinguish between a lamb and a mighty warrior.
He who has the victory of the Messenger of Allah with him -
even if a lion should meet him in its den, it becomes fearful,
just as a rose is distinguished by its aroma from that of a flower with none.
The winds of victory would gift you with their fragrance,
so you would think of a field of flowers in which every brave man is a flower in bloom.
As though they were, when on horse-back, like sturdy shrubs on hills,
because of the firmness of their strength,
not because of the firmness of the strap of their saddle.
The hearts of the enemies shook in terror due to their strength,
they could not distinguish between a lamb and a mighty warrior.
He who has the victory of the Messenger of Allah with him -
even if a lion should meet him in its den, it becomes fearful,