ولابسand wearing لونa color واحدone وهوwhile he is طائرflying
ولابس لون واحد وهو طائر
ملولةmany-colored (likely ملونة) ابرادهhis robes وهوwhile he is واقعُat rest
ملولة ابراده وهو واقعُ
He wears a single color while in flight,
but his robes are many-colored when at rest.
أغرradiant محشىpadded الطلسانthe mantle مدبجbrocaded
أغر محشى الطلسان مدبج
وسودand black المناياdeaths فيwithin حشاهhis belly دوائعdeposits (likely ودائع)
وسود المنايا في حشاه دوائع
Radiant, in a padded, brocaded mantle,
with black deaths stored within his belly.
إذاwhen حكhe scratches أعلىthe top of راسهhis head فكأنماthen it is as though
إذا حك أعلى راسه فكأنما
بسالفتيهat both sides of his neck منfrom يديهhis two hands جوامعshackles
بسالفتيه من يديه جوامع
When he scratches the top of his head, it is as though
his hands were shackles at the sides of his neck.
يخافhe fears أذاًharm ولاand not يؤمنis trusted مقبلاwhen approaching
يخاف أذاً ولا يؤمن مقبلا
ويخفيand he conceals علىfrom الأقرانthe peers ماwhat هوhe صانعis about to do
ويخفي على الأقران ما هو صانع
He fears harm, yet cannot be trusted when approaching,
and conceals from his peers what he means to do.
بداhe appeared فارسيPersian الزيin dress يعقدgirds خصرهhis waist
بدا فارسي الزي يعقد خصره
عليهupon him قباءa tunic زينتهits adornment الوشائعpatterned threads
عليه قباء زينته الوشائع
He appeared in Persian dress, his waist girded,
wearing a tunic adorned with patterned threads.
فمعجرهand so his headwrap الورديrose-hued أحمرred ناصعbrilliant
فمعجره الوردي أحمر ناصع
ومئزرهand his waist-wrap التبريgolden أصفرyellow قاقعvivid (likely فاقع)
ومئزره التبري أصفر قاقع
His rose-hued headwrap is a brilliant red,
and his golden waist-wrap a vivid yellow;
يرجعhe trills الحانthe melodies of الغريضal-Gharid ومعبدand Ma'bad
يرجع الحان الغريض ومعبد
he trills the melodies of al-Gharid and Ma'bad.
Sol 6.1