قالواthey said شكاfell ill جسمbody ابرهيمIbrahim قلتI said لهمto them
قالوا شكا جسم ابرهيم قلت لهم
تنآدbend لدنsupple القناthe spear shafts حيناًfor a time وتعتدلand straighten
تنآد لدن القنا حيناً وتعتدل
They said, “Ibrahim’s body has fallen ill.” I told them:
They said Ibrahim's body complained, I told them
Supple spear shafts bend for a time, then straighten.
It mutters sometimes by the banks of the Nile and then calms
أرقmore delicate منthan وجنةcheek الصهباءthe tawny wine قبلهاkissed it
أرق من وجنة الصهباء قبلها
ماءwater الغمامthe clouds فتلكso that الحمرةredness الخجلbashfulness
ماء الغمام فتلك الحمرة الخجل
He is more delicate than the cheek of tawny wine, kissed
More delicate than the cheek of a blonde girl
By the clouds’ water; that redness is a bashful blush.
The rain clouds' water - such is the shy redness
يسطوhe strikes بألحاظهwith his glances تيهاًin pride ولاand no عجبwonder
يسطو بألحاظه تيهاً ولا عجب
منat اللهاذمthe keen spearheads أنthat تسطوstrike بهاwith them الأسلthe spears
من اللهاذم أن تسطو بها الأسل
He strikes with his glances in pride—and no wonder
His glances roam lost, no wonder
That spears strike with their keen spearheads.
That swords roam lost with them
وكيفand how يخشىhe fears منof الحمىfever وقدand already بردتhas grown cool
وكيف يخشى من الحمى وقد بردت
نارfire القلوبthe hearts عليهupon him وهيwhile it تشتعلblazes
نار القلوب عليه وهي تشتعل
And how can he fear fever, when there has grown cool
And how can he fear fever when
Upon him the fire of hearts, even as it blazes?
The fire of hearts has cooled on him and it blazes
Sol 6.1