كأنّas though وَرْساًyellow wars-dye شبَّهُhe blended it بِعِظْلِمِwith indigo
كأنّ وَرْساً شبَّهُ بِعِظْلِمِ
علىupon قَراهits back نضحاthe two were splashed بالعَندمِwith red andam-dye
على قَراه نضحا بالعَندمِ
As though yellow wars-dye and indigo, blended together,
A neck it likened to a thick rope
had been splashed upon its back with red andam-dye.
Bedewed over its towns with musk,
أرأسُlarge-headed أهوىswooped down كالجديلlike a cord المبرمِtightly twisted
أرأسُ أهوى كالجديل المبرمِ
ذوpossessing مِذْرَبٍa sharp point مثلlike السَّنانِthe spearhead اللَّهذمِkeen-edged
ذو مِذْرَبٍ مثل السَّنانِ اللَّهذمِ
Large-headed, it swooped down like a tightly twisted cord,
The head I love is like a polished blade
bearing a sharp point like a keen-edged spearhead.
With a glittering edge like an Indian sword
يستنبطdraws out المهجةthe soul منfrom قبلbefore الدمِthe blood
يستنبط المهجة من قبل الدمِ
It draws out the soul before the blood.
That brings out the brains before the blood.
Sol 6.1