مَتَىwhenever يَهبُطاthe two descend سُهباًan open plain فَليسَthen … is not حِمَارُهُits wild ass
مَتَى يَهبُطا سُهباً فَليسَ حِمَارُهُ
وإنand even if كانَhe is عِلجاًa powerful brute مُضمَرَlean of الكَشحِflank طالِعاoutstripping
وإن كانَ عِلجاً مُضمَرَ الكَشحِ طالِعا
Whenever the two descend upon a plain, no wild ass there,
Though a powerful, lean-flanked brute, can outstrip them.
تَرَدَّينَthey donned ثَوباًa robe واستَغَاثَand he sought aid بِمغوَلٍwith a dagger-like member
تَرَدَّينَ ثَوباً واستَغَاثَ بِمغوَلٍ
يُضيفُpresses close ويُعطيand gives الغَربَardor غَرباًardor مُنازِعاcontending
يُضيفُ ويُعطي الغَربَ غَرباً مُنازِعا
They donned a robe, and he sought aid from his dagger-like member,
Pressing close and answering ardor with contending ardor.
فَلمَّاthen when استَدارَhe wheeled وأستَدَرنَand they wheeled بِرَيِّقٍat Rayyiq
فَلمَّا استَدارَ وأستَدَرنَ بِرَيِّقٍ
يُحَلنَthey circle بهِaround him دُونَahead of الغُبارِthe dust شَوافِعاpregnant
يُحَلنَ بهِ دُونَ الغُبارِ شَوافِعا
Then, when he wheeled and they wheeled at Rayyiq,
They circled about him ahead of the dust, heavy with young.
Sol 6.1