أياO ابنson of اللاعبينthose who play بكلwith every لدنsupple
أيا ابن اللاعبين بكل لدن
ردينيRudayni spear وهنديand Indian sword وصقيلand polished blade
رديني وهندي وصقيل
O son of those who play with every supple
O son of careless players with calves of steel
Rudayni spear, Indian sword, and polished blade,
Return me to India, land of gloss and sheen
ألستAre you not بناظرlooking والدستwhile the chessboard ضنكcramped
ألست بناظر والدست ضنك
إلىat نقلاتmoves حاجبكyour chamberlain الثقيلthe ponderous one
إلى نقلات حاجبك الثقيل
Are you not looking, while the chessboard is cramped,
Are you not a watcher as your heavy brows bespeak
at the moves of your ponderous chamberlain?
To the movements of your visage, weighed and keen
ونحنand we برقعةon a board; with a note منof/from باذهنجa windcatcher
ونحن برقعة من باذهنج
دفعناwe sent forth بيذقاًa pawn فأتىand then he came بفيلwith an elephant
دفعنا بيذقاً فأتى بفيل
And we, on a board in a windcatcher,
While we in veils of muslin lightly clad
sent forth a pawn, and he came with an elephant.
Met but glances, that brought forth an elephant
Sol 6.1