تَجْرِيshe runs فَلِلْمَاءِso, for the water سَاقٌa leg عَائِمٌa swimmer دَرِبٌskilled
تَجْرِي فَلِلْمَاءِ سَاقٌ عَائِمٌ دَرِبٌ
وَلِلرِّيَاحِand for the winds جَنَاحُthe wing of طَائِرٍa bird حَذِرِwary
وَلِلرِّيَاحِ جَنَاحُ طَائِرٍ حَذِرِ
She runs: for the water, she has a skilled swimmer’s leg,
It sails—for the water, it has a skilled, floating leg,
and for the winds, a wary bird’s wing.
And for the winds, the wing of a wary bird.
قَدْindeed قَسَمَتْهَاhas divided her يَدُthe hand of التَّقْدِيرِdestiny بَيْنَهُمَاbetween the two of them
قَدْ قَسَمَتْهَا يَدُ التَّقْدِيرِ بَيْنَهُمَا
عَلَىon السَّوَاءِequal terms فَلَمْso did not تَسْبَحْshe swims وَلَمْand did not تَطِرِshe flies
عَلَى السَّوَاءِ فَلَمْ تَسْبَحْ وَلَمْ تَطِرِ
The hand of destiny has divided her between the two
The hand of destiny has divided it between the two,
equally, so she neither swam nor flew.
In equal parts, so it neither swims nor flies.
Sol 6.1