رَأَتْshe saw رَجُلاًa man أَوْدَىdid away بِوَافِرِwith the abundance of لَحْمِهِhis flesh
رَأَتْ رَجُلاً أَوْدَى بِوَافِرِ لَحْمِهِ
طِلاَبُthe pursuit of المَعالِيhigh honors واكْتِسَابُand the attainment of المَكارِمِnoble virtues
طِلاَبُ المَعالِي واكْتِسَابُ المَكارِمِ
She saw a man whose ample flesh had been wasted away by
She saw a man made bulky by his abundant flesh
the pursuit of high honors and the attainment of noble virtues—
Seeking lofty ideals and acquiring noble traits
خَفِيفَslight of الحَشَاthe waist ضَرْباًlean كأَنَّas though ثِيابَهُhis clothes
خَفِيفَ الحَشَا ضَرْباً كأَنَّ ثِيابَهُ
عَلَىupon قاطِعٍa cutting blade مِنْof جَوْهَرِthe steel of الهِنْدِIndia صَارِمِkeen
عَلَى قاطِعٍ مِنْ جَوْهَرِ الهِنْدِ صَارِمِ
slender-waisted and lean, as though his clothes
Light of movement, striking as if his clothes
hung upon a keen blade of Indian steel.
Were made of Indian gems cut by a sharp blade
فَقُلْتُso I said لَهاto her لاَdo not تَعْجَبِنَّbe at all astonished فإننيfor indeed I
فَقُلْتُ لَها لاَ تَعْجَبِنَّ فإنني
أَرَىI consider سِمَنَthe fatness of الفِتْيانِyoung men إحدَىone of المَشاتِمِthe faults
أَرَى سِمَنَ الفِتْيانِ إحدَى المَشاتِمِ
So I told her, “Do not be astonished, for I
So I said to her, "Do not be surprised, for I
count young men's fatness among their faults.”
See the fatness of youths as one of their flaws
Sol 6.1