يَقومُhe stands بِقامَةٍwith a stature كَنَواةِlike the pit of قَسبٍa dry date
يَقومُ بِقامَةٍ كَنَواةِ قَسبٍ
وَيَنشُرُand unfurls لِحيَةًa beard مِثلَlike الشِراعِthe sail
وَيَنشُرُ لِحيَةً مِثلَ الشِراعِ
He stands with a stature like the pit of a dried date,
He stands with a stature like the pit of a dry date,
And spreads a beard like a sail.
And unfurls a beard like a sail.
عَلَيهِupon him عَمامَةًa turban قَصُرَتis short وَدَقَّتand is thin
عَلَيهِ عَمامَةً قَصُرَت وَدَقَّت
فَتَحسَبُهُso you think he تَعَصَّبَhas bound his head مِنbecause of صُداعِa headache
فَتَحسَبُهُ تَعَصَّبَ مِن صُداعِ
Upon him is a turban, short and slender—
He wears a turban, short and thin,
You would think he had bound his head against a headache.
So you think he has bound his head because of a headache.
Sol 6.1