ومرهفةand a finely honed blade أرقthinner شباًin edge وأمضىand keener
ومرهفة أرق شباً وأمضى
وأقطعand sharper-cutting منthan شباthe edge of السيفthe sword الحسامkeen-edged
وأقطع من شبا السيف الحسام
And a honed blade, finer-edged and keener,
And a finely honed blade, thinner-edged and keener,
more cutting than the edge of the sharp sword.
And sharper-cutting than the edge of a keen sword.
تعانقit embraces فيin الدويthe inkwells قناspears of يراعreed pens
تعانق في الدوي قنا يراع
ويبقىand remains ماwhatever استكنlay hidden منof السقامsickness
ويبقى ما استكن من السقام
In the inkwells it embraces reed-spears,
It embraces the spears of reed pens in the inkwells,
yet what lies hidden of the malady remains.
And whatever sickness lay hidden remains.
لهاit has ذنبa tail كصيصيةlike a spur أتمتfully formed
لها ذنب كصيصية أتمت
وصدرand a breast مثلlike خافيةa secondary wing-feather الحمامdoves
وصدر مثل خافية الحمام
It has a tail like a fully grown spur,
It has a tail like a fully formed spur,
and a breast like a pigeon’s covert feather.
And a breast like a dove's secondary wing-feather.
Sol 6.1