جارىhe raced against أَباهُhis father فَأَقبَلاand both came forward وَهُماwhile the two of them
جارى أَباهُ فَأَقبَلا وَهُما
يَتَعاوَرانِtook turns with مُلاءَةَthe mantle of الفَخرِglory
يَتَعاوَرانِ مُلاءَةَ الفَخرِ
He raced against his father, and the two came forward,
taking turns with the mantle of glory.
حَتّىuntil إِذاwhen نَزَتِleapt القُلوبُthe hearts وَقَدand already
حَتّى إِذا نَزَتِ القُلوبُ وَقَد
لَزَّتpressed هُناكَthere العُذرَthe bridle-straps بِالعُذرِagainst the bridle-straps
لَزَّت هُناكَ العُذرَ بِالعُذرِ
Until, when hearts leapt, and already
bridle pressed against bridle there,
وَعَلاand rose هُتافُthe cries of الناسِthe people أَيَّهُماwhich of the two
وَعَلا هُتافُ الناسِ أَيَّهُما
قالَsaid المُجيبُthe one answering هُناكَthere لاnot أَدريI know
قالَ المُجيبُ هُناكَ لا أَدري
and the people's cries rose: “Which of them?”
the one answering said then: “I do not know.”
بَرَزَتcame to the fore صَحيفَةُthe surface of وَجهِthe face of والِدِهِhis father
بَرَزَت صَحيفَةُ وَجهِ والِدِهِ
وَمَضىand he went on عَلىat غُلوائِهِhis headlong pace يَجريrunning
وَمَضى عَلى غُلوائِهِ يَجري
His father's face came to the fore,
and he raced on at his headlong pace.
أَولىhe came close فَأَولىand closer still أَنto يُساوِيَهُequaling him
أَولى فَأَولى أَن يُساوِيَهُ
لَولاwere it not for جَلالُthe dignity of السِنِّage وَالكِبرِand seniority
لَولا جَلالُ السِنِّ وَالكِبرِ
Almost—almost he equaled him,
save for the dignity of age and seniority.
وَهُماand the two of them كَأَنَّهُماas though they were وَقَدand already بَرَزاthey both emerged
وَهُما كَأَنَّهُما وَقَد بَرَزا
صَقرانِtwo falcons قَدalready حَطّاboth alighted عَلىon وَكرِa nest
صَقرانِ قَد حَطّا عَلى وَكرِ
And the two, as they emerged, were like
two falcons that had alighted on a nest.
Sol 6.1