وَمُنشَقِّand torn أَعطافِfolds of القَميصِthe shirt كَأَنَّهُas though he were
وَمُنشَقِّ أَعطافِ القَميصِ كَأَنَّهُ
إِذاwhen لاحَتِappeared الظَلماءُthe darkness نارٌa fire تَوَقَّدُblazes
إِذا لاحَتِ الظَلماءُ نارٌ تَوَقَّدُ
And one whose shirt-folds are torn, as though he were,
And from the torn edges of his shirt it seems
When darkness falls, a blazing fire.
When darkness falls a fire has been lit
فَتىًa youth لاnot يَنالُpartakes of الزادَthe provisions إِلّاexcept مُعَذِّراًpartaking sparingly
فَتىً لا يَنالُ الزادَ إِلّا مُعَذِّراً
كَأَعلىlike the highest part of سِنانِthe spearhead of الرُمحِthe spear بَلrather هُوَhe أَنجَدُloftier
كَأَعلى سِنانِ الرُمحِ بَل هُوَ أَنجَدُ
A youth who partakes of provisions only sparingly,
A youth who gains his food only as one excused
Like a spearhead's very tip—nay, he is loftier still.
Like the highest point of a spear, no, he is more glorious
Sol 6.1