بأجردَon a sleek-coated mount مثلlike قضيبa slender shoot الأشاthe young palms
بأجردَ مثل قضيب الأشا
مستأنسwatchful تئقٍfull-bodied هيكلmassive-framed
مستأنس تئقٍ هيكل
On a sleek-coated mount, like a young palm's shoot,
Watchful, full-bodied, massive-framed;
أغرِّbright white الثناياthe incisors أحمِّblack اللِّثاthe gums (word continued)
أغرِّ الثنايا أحمِّ اللِّثا
تcompletes the word 'gums' تمنحَهbestow upon him سُوكtooth-cleaning sticks الأسحلthe asḥal tree
ت تمنحَه سُوك الأسحل
White of incisors, black of gums—
Asḥal tooth-sticks bestow these upon him.
عريضbroad المقصّthe chest طويلlong الضلوعthe ribs
عريض المقصّ طويل الضلوع
خفوقdrawn-in الحشاthe belly جُرشعbroad المركلthe flank where riders' heels strike
خفوق الحشا جُرشع المركل
Broad of chest, long of ribs,
Slender of belly, broad where the rider's heels strike;
إلىleading to فخذa thigh رابىءswelling high لحمُهاits flesh
إلى فخذ رابىء لحمُها
محملجةِsmoothly rounded الفتلthe twisting كالقَنقَلlike the large measuring vessel
محملجةِ الفتل كالقَنقَل
Leading to a thigh whose flesh swells high,
Smoothly rounded and firmly knit, like a great measuring vessel;
وساقانand two legs كعباهماtheir two hocks أصمعاcompact (dual form continued)
وساقان كعباهما أصمعا
نcompletes the dual ending سدّاboth closed لهfor him خللَthe gap المفصِلthe joint
ن سدّا له خللَ المفصِل
And two legs whose hocks are compact,
Both closing the gap in his joint;
طويلlong الذراعthe forearm لهhe has مِرفقan elbow
طويل الذراع له مِرفق
ألصٌtucked close إلىagainst الزَورthe chest لمnot يُفتلturned outward
ألصٌ إلى الزَور لم يُفتل
Long of forearm, with an elbow
Tucked against the chest, not twisted outward;
كأوظفةlike the cannon bones الفالجthe massive camel الموصلىfrom Mosul
كأوظفة الفالج الموصلى
لاnot هوit رِيضَbroken in ولمand not يرحَلsaddled
لا هو رِيضَ ولم يرحَل
Like the cannon bones of the great camel of Mosul,
Neither broken in nor saddled.
كأنas though حماتيهماtheir two leg-muscle bulges أرنبانtwo hares
كأن حماتيهما أرنبان
تقبّضتاboth crouched خيفةin fear of الأجذلthe falcon
تقبّضتا خيفة الأجذل
As though their two muscle bulges were two hares,
Both crouched in fear of the falcon,
علىupon رَبلتينtwo fleshy thighs كظهرlike the back of النَّقاthe sand dune
على رَبلتين كظهر النَّقا
منof العَقدِthe heaped sand الهائرcrumbling الأهيلloose and shifting
من العَقدِ الهائر الأهيل
Upon two fleshy thighs, like a dune's back,
Of heaped sand, crumbling and loose.
Sol 6.1