دعهاleave it أباO father of وجزةَWajzah واقعُدand sit فيamong الغنَمthe sheep
دعها أبا وجزةَ واقعُد في الغنَم
فسوفfor ... will يكفيكsuffice you غُلامٌa youth كالزلمlike an arrow-shaft
فسوف يكفيك غُلامٌ كالزلم
Leave it, Abu Wajzah, and sit among the sheep.
For a youth like an arrow-shaft will suffice you.
مشمّرgirded up يرفَلstruts فيwith نَقلٍsteps حذَمbrisk and short
مشمّر يرفَل في نَقلٍ حذَم
وفيand on قَفَاهُhis nape لقمةٌa morsel مِنَamong اللُقَمthe morsels
وفي قَفَاهُ لقمةٌ مِنَ اللُقَم
Girded up, he struts with brisk, short steps.
And on his nape is a morsel among morsels.
قدalready ولّهتhave been driven mad ألافُهاits intimates غيرnot merely لَمَمa passing fit of madness
قد ولّهت ألافُها غير لَمَم
حتىuntil تناهَتsettled فيon قَفاthe nape of جعدٍa curly-haired one أحَمdark
حتى تناهَت في قَفا جعدٍ أحَم
Its intimates have been driven mad, beyond a passing fit,
until it settled on the nape of a dark, curly-haired one.
Sol 6.1