ياAh رُبَّmany a كَلبٍdog أهلُهُhis household فيon كسبِهِhis earnings
يا رُبَّ كَلبٍ أهلُهُ في كسبِهِ
يَقوتُهُمhe sustains them بسَعيهِthrough his efforts وَذأبِهِand his pursuit
يَقوتُهُم بسَعيهِ وَذأبِهِ
Ah, many a dog whose household lives on his earnings!
He sustains them through his efforts and his pursuit.
يظُنُّهُhe takes him for الناظِرُthe onlooker رَبَّthe master of ربِّهِhis master
يظُنُّهُ الناظِرُ رَبَّ ربِّهِ
يراهُhe regards him أَدنىnearer مِنthan سُوَيداthe inmost core of قَلبِهِhis heart
يراهُ أَدنى مِن سُوَيدا قَلبِهِ
The onlooker takes him for his master's master.
His master holds him nearer than the very core of his heart.
يُؤثِرُهُhe favors him عَلىover كَريمِthe noblest of صحبهِhis companions
يُؤثِرُهُ عَلى كَريمِ صحبهِ
يعدوhe runs بكشحٍwith a flank لاحِقٍdrawn tight بجَنبِهِagainst his side
يعدو بكشحٍ لاحِقٍ بجَنبِهِ
He favors him over the noblest of his companions.
He runs with a flank drawn tight against his side,
وَمُقلَةٍand an eye مُبينَةٍrevealing عَنof إربِهِhis cunning
وَمُقلَةٍ مُبينَةٍ عَن إربِهِ
أَجيَدَlong-necked كالريمِlike a gazelle نأىhas gone far عَنfrom سِربِهِhis herd
أَجيَدَ كالريمِ نأى عَن سِربِهِ
And an eye revealing his cunning.
Long-necked, like a gazelle far from his herd,
مُملَّكٌmade master فيin العَدوِrunning قُطريboth ends of سَهبهِhis open plain
مُملَّكٌ في العَدوِ قُطري سَهبهِ
يُلحقُhe joins شدّاًat a sprint شَرقَهُits east بغَربِهِto its west
يُلحقُ شدّاً شَرقَهُ بغَربِهِ
Made master, in running, of both ends of his open plain,
At a sprint, he joins its east to its west.
Sol 6.1