كأنَّهas though it were فوقَabove يَدَيthe two hands of حاملهits bearer
كأنَّه فوقَ يَدَي حامله
دهرُTime علىover كلّevery أخيpossessor of عَقلٍreason سَلِطtyrannical
دهرُ على كلّ أخي عَقلٍ سَلِط
As though, atop its bearer's hands, it were
Time, tyrant over every man of reason.
وزُرَّقٍand a hawk سَلطٍdomineering علىover الطيرthe birds كماlike الthe (continued in the next line)
وزُرَّقٍ سَلطٍ على الطير كما ال
قِطعُstretch of دُجىdarkness فيهin it منfrom الشمسthe sun خُطَطstreaks
قِطعُ دُجى فيه من الشمس خُطَط
And a hawk, tyrant over birds, like the
swath of darkness with streaks of sunlight in it.
لوif أنَّهthat it باشَرَtouched حدَّthe edge of السيفthe sword منout of
لو أنَّه باشَرَ حدَّ السيف من
جُرأتِهِits daring قَدَّwould split lengthwise شَباthe edge of السيفthe sword وقَطand cut crosswise
جُرأتِهِ قَدَّ شَبا السيف وقَط
Were it to touch the sword's edge, out of
its daring, it would cleave the sword's edge lengthwise and across.
رُحتُI went بهwith it وفِعلُهُand its work منfrom كَبَدٍhardship
رُحتُ به وفِعلُهُ من كَبَدٍ
وجِيدُهُand its neck فيهon it منof الدَمِّblood سُمُطnecklaces
وجِيدُهُ فيه من الدَمِّ سُمُط
I went with it, its work all toil,
and its neck bore necklaces of blood.
Sol 6.1