أُعطىwas given عُبَيداًʿUbayd وَعُبَيدٌand ʿUbayd مَقنَعُcontent
أُعطى عُبَيداً وَعُبَيدٌ مَقنَعُ
مِنfrom عِرمِسٍa massive she-camel مَحزِمُهاher girth جَلَنفَعُbroad and bulky
مِن عِرمِسٍ مَحزِمُها جَلَنفَعُ
He gave ʿUbayd [her], and ʿUbayd is content.
A massive she-camel, broad about the girth,
ذاتpossessing عِساسٍprowling habits ماhardly تَكادُshe can تَشبَعُeat her fill
ذات عِساسٍ ما تَكادُ تَشبَعُ
تَجتَلِدُshe strikes hard الصَحنَthe platter وَماand not إِنat all تَبضَعُshe takes a morsel
تَجتَلِدُ الصَحنَ وَما إِن تَبضَعُ
A prowler who can scarcely eat her fill.
She attacks the platter, yet takes no morsel.
تَمرُّshe passes فيthrough الدارِthe house وَلاand does not تَوَرَّعُhold back
تَمرُّ في الدارِ وَلا تَوَرَّعُ
كَأَنَّهاas though she فيهِمamong them شُجاعٌa serpent أَقرَعُbald-headed
كَأَنَّها فيهِم شُجاعٌ أَقرَعُ
She passes through the house without holding back,
As though she were a bald-headed serpent among them.
Sol 6