وَأَسمَرٍand a brown spear يَلحَظُgazes عَنthrough أَزرَقٍa blue spearpoint
وَأَسمَرٍ يَلحَظُ عَن أَزرَقٍ
كَأَنَّهُas though it were كَوكَبُa star رَجمٍpelting وَقَدblazed
كَأَنَّهُ كَوكَبُ رَجمٍ وَقَد
And a brown spear gazes through a blue point,
as though it were a shooting star ablaze,
يَعتَمِدُaims at العَينَthe eye اِعتِمادَthe aiming of الكَرىslumber
يَعتَمِدُ العَينَ اِعتِمادَ الكَرى
وَيَنتَحيand makes for القَلبَthe heart اِنتِحاءَthe seeking of الكَمَدgrief
وَيَنتَحي القَلبَ اِنتِحاءَ الكَمَد
aims at the eye as slumber does,
and makes for the heart as grief does,
حَيثُwhere الوَغىbattle بَحرٌa sea وَبيضُand the white الظُبىsword-edges
حَيثُ الوَغى بَحرٌ وَبيضُ الظُبى
مَوجٌwaves وَخُرصانُand the spearheads of العَواليthe long spears زَبَدfoam
مَوجٌ وَخُرصانُ العَوالي زَبَد
where battle is a sea, and the white sword-edges
are waves, and the heads of long spears are foam.
يَضحَكُit laughs مِنat بيضِhelmets حَبابٍbubbles طَفاfloated
يَضحَكُ مِن بيضِ حَبابٍ طَفا
فيهِin it وَمِنand at دِرعِmail غَديرٍa pool جَمَدfroze
فيهِ وَمِن دِرعِ غَديرٍ جَمَد
It laughs at helmets—bubbles afloat
in it—and at mail—a frozen pool.
Sol 6.1