ولَقَدand indeed أَغدُوI ride out at dawn بِطِرفٍon a noble steed زانَهُadorned him
ولَقَد أَغدُو بِطِرفٍ زانَهُ
وَجهُthe face مَنزُوفٍof a blood-drained man وخَدٍّand a cheek كَالِمسَنlike a whetstone
وَجهُ مَنزُوفٍ وخَدٍّ كَالِمسَن
And often I ride out at dawn on a steed adorned
by a blood-drained man's face and a cheek like a whetstone,
ذيwith تَليلٍa neck مُشنِقٍmaking raise the hand قائِدَهُhis handler
ذي تَليلٍ مُشنِقٍ قائِدَهُ
يَسَرٍeasy to handle فيin الكَفِّthe hand نَهدٍpowerfully built ذيpossessing غُسَنthick locks
يَسَرٍ في الكَفِّ نَهدٍ ذي غُسَن
with a neck that makes his handler raise his hand,
docile in the hand, powerfully built, thick-maned.
مُدمجٍcompactly formed كالقِدحِlike an arrow shaft لاَno عَيبَflaw بهِin him
مُدمجٍ كالقِدحِ لاَ عَيبَ بهِ
فيُرَىso it might be seen فيهِin him ولاnor صَدعَa split أُبَنwood knots
فيُرَى فيهِ ولا صَدعَ أُبَن
Compact as an arrow shaft, with no flaw in him
to be seen, nor any split at the knots.
رَمَّهُhe dressed it الباريthe shaft-shaper فَسَوَّىthen straightened دَرأَهُits crookedness
رَمَّهُ الباري فَسَوَّى دَرأَهُ
غَمزُthe pressure كَفَّيهِof his two palms وتَخليقُand the smoothing السَّفَنof the rasp
غَمزُ كَفَّيهِ وتَخليقُ السَّفَن
The shaft-shaper dressed it; its bends were straightened
by the press of his palms and the smoothing of the rasp.
أيّwhatever ثغرٍvulnerable breach ماever يُخفَis feared يَندبhe is summoned لهُto it
أيّ ثغرٍ ما يُخفَ يَندب لهُ
ومتىand whenever يخلhe is freed مِنfrom القودِbeing led يصنhe prances
ومتى يخل مِن القودِ يصن
To whatever breach is feared, he is summoned;
and whenever freed from being led, he prances.
كَرَبيبِlike a cherished child البَيتِof the household يَفريsplits جُلَّهُhis horsecloth
كَرَبيبِ البَيتِ يَفري جُلَّهُ
طاعَةُready acceptance العُضِّof fodder وتَسحيرُand pre-dawn feeding with اللَّبَنmilk
طاعَةُ العُضِّ وتَسحيرُ اللَّبَن
Like a house-reared darling, his rug is split
by eager feeding on fodder and milk given before dawn.
فَبلَغناso we perfected صَنعَهُhis conditioning حَتَّىuntil شَتاhe wintered
فَبلَغنا صَنعَهُ حَتَّى شَتا
ناعِمَcomfortable البالِin condition لَجُوجاًrelentless فيin السَّنَنthe course
ناعِمَ البالِ لَجُوجاً في السَّنَن
So we perfected his conditioning until he wintered,
at ease, relentless in his course.
فإِذاthen when جالَwheeled about حِمَارٌan ass مُوحِشٌliving wild
فإِذا جالَ حِمَارٌ مُوحِشٌ
ونَعَامٌand ostriches نافِرٌfleeing بَعدَafter عَنَنcoming into view
ونَعَامٌ نافِرٌ بَعدَ عَنَن
Then, when a wild ass wheeled about,
and ostriches fled after coming into view,
شَاءَنَاoutstripped us ذُوpossessing مَيعَةٍimpetuous vigor يُبطِرُناmaking us scorn
شَاءَنَا ذُو مَيعَةٍ يُبطِرُنا
خَمَرَthe thickets الأَرضِof the land وتَقديمَand the advancing الَجنَنof shields
خَمَرَ الأَرضِ وتَقديمَ الَجنَن
a spirited one outstripped us, making us scorn
the land's thickets and shields thrust forward.
يَرأَبُknits together الشَّدَّthe gallop بِسَحٍّwith a pouring rush مُرسِلٍunrestrained
يَرأَبُ الشَّدَّ بِسَحٍّ مُرسِلٍ
كاحتِفالِlike the swelling الغَيثِof rain بِالُمزنِin the rainclouds اليفَنَaged
كاحتِفالِ الغَيثِ بِالُمزنِ اليفَنَ
He knits his gallop together in an unchecked torrent,
like rain swelling in an aged cloud.
أَنسَلَset running الذِّرعَانِthe wild-cattle calves غَربٌa keen courser خَذِمٌfleet
أَنسَلَ الذِّرعَانِ غَربٌ خَذِمٌ
وَعلاَand overtook الرَّبرَبَthe wild-cattle herd أَزمٌa fierce one لَمnot يُدَنbe subdued
وَعلاَ الرَّبرَبَ أَزمٌ لَم يُدَن
A keen, fleet courser set the wild calves running,
and a fierce one, never subdued, overtook the herd.
فالّذيso whoever يُمِسكُهُkeeps him يَحمَدُهُpraises him
فالّذي يُمِسكُهُ يَحمَدُهُ
تَثِقٌspirited كالسِّيدِlike the wolf مُمتَدُّoutstretched الرَّسَنin the rein
تَثِقٌ كالسِّيدِ مُمتَدُّ الرَّسَن
So whoever keeps him praises him:
spirited as a wolf, with his rein stretched long.
وإذاand behold نَحنُwe لَدَيناhave beside us أَربَعٌfour
وإذا نَحنُ لَدَينا أَربَعٌ
يَهتَديfinds his way السَّائِلُthe one asking عَنَّاafter us بِالدَّخَنby the smoke
يَهتَدي السَّائِلُ عَنَّا بِالدَّخَن
And behold, we have four beside us;
whoever asks after us finds his way by the smoke.
Sol 6.1