بِمَعقودِwith a firmly knit السُراةِback عَلىin اِندِماجٍcompactness
بِمَعقودِ السُراةِ عَلى اِندِماجٍ
وَمَزرورِand buttoned القَميصِthe shirt عَلىover اِنشِمارِtrimness
وَمَزرورِ القَميصِ عَلى اِنشِمارِ
With a firmly knit back, compactly built,
And a shirt buttoned close over a trim frame,
يُريكَshows you جَبينُهُhis brow لَمَعانَthe gleam of بَرقٍlightning
يُريكَ جَبينُهُ لَمَعانَ بَرقٍ
وَسائِرُand the rest of جِسمِهِhis body لَمَعانَthe sheen of قارِpitch
وَسائِرُ جِسمِهِ لَمَعانَ قارِ
His brow shows you the gleam of lightning,
And the rest of his body the sheen of pitch.
فَيُشبِهُso he resembles تَحتَbeneath جَنحِthe wing of اللَيلِnight لَيلاًa night
فَيُشبِهُ تَحتَ جَنحِ اللَيلِ لَيلاً
وَيَحكيand he resembles الخالَa mole فيon خَدِّthe cheek of النَهارِday
وَيَحكي الخالَ في خَدِّ النَهارِ
So beneath night's wing he resembles night,
And resembles a mole upon the cheek of day.
وَيُقبِلُand he approaches حينَwhen يُقبِلُhe approaches فيin سُمُوٍّloftiness
وَيُقبِلُ حينَ يُقبِلُ في سُمُوٍّ
وَيُدبِرُand he turns away حينَwhen يُدبِرُhe turns away فيin اِنحِدارِdescent
وَيُدبِرُ حينَ يُدبِرُ في اِنحِدارِ
And when he comes, he comes rising high,
And when he goes, he goes sloping down.
وَيُمسِكُand he stands still وَهوَwhile he is كَالفَدَنِlike a palace المُعَلّىraised high
وَيُمسِكُ وَهوَ كَالفَدَنِ المُعَلّى
وَيُحضِرُand he gallops وَهوَwhile he is كَالمَسَدِlike a rope المُغارِtightly twisted
وَيُحضِرُ وَهوَ كَالمَسَدِ المُغارِ
And standing still, he is like a lofty palace,
And galloping, he is like a tightly twisted rope.
يَلوحُgleams البَدرُthe full moon مِنهُfrom him فيupon جَبينٍa brow
يَلوحُ البَدرُ مِنهُ في جَبينٍ
وَتَتَّضِحُand shines clear الثُرَيّاthe Pleiades فيupon عِذارِa bridle-strap
وَتَتَّضِحُ الثُرَيّا في عِذارِ
The full moon gleams upon his brow,
And the Pleiades shine clear upon his bridle-strap.
Sol 6.1