ومُسَدِّدٍand one aiming منfrom قوسِthe bow of حاجبهِhis eyebrow
ومُسَدِّدٍ من قوسِ حاجبهِ
نحوَtoward المَقاتِلِthe vital points سهمَthe arrow of مقلَتِهِhis eye
نحوَ المَقاتِلِ سهمَ مقلَتِهِ
And one aiming, from the bow of his eyebrow,
With an archer's aim he guides
his eye's arrow toward the vital points,
His arrow at the warrior from his frowning brow.
خافhe feared النِّصالَthe arrowheads فصاغso he forged عارِضَهُhis cheek hair
خاف النِّصالَ فصاغ عارِضَهُ
زَرَدَاًchain mail تضاعفَwas doubled دونَin front of وجنتِهِhis cheek
زَرَدَاً تضاعفَ دونَ وجنتِهِ
feared arrowheads, so forged his cheek hair
He feared the arrowheads, so he drew his cheek
into chain mail, doubled before his cheek.
A double coat of chainmail 'neath his helmet.
لمَّاwhen رآنيhe saw me حاسِراًunarmored ورأىand he saw
لمَّا رآني حاسِراً ورأى
إدلالَهُhis proud assurance بكمالِin the completeness of شِكَّتِهِhis armament
إدلالَهُ بكمالِ شِكَّتِهِ
When he saw me unarmored, and saw
When he saw me weak and perceived
his proud assurance in his full array of arms,
His advantage in his perfect power,
أنحَىhe bore down علىupon ضَعْفِيmy weakness بقوَّتِهِwith his strength
أنحَى على ضَعْفِي بقوَّتِهِ
وسطَاand he assailed علىupon عَجْزِيmy helplessness بقدرتِهِwith his power
وسطَا على عَجْزِي بقدرتِهِ
he bore down on my weakness with his strength,
He restrained his strength out of mercy
and assailed my helplessness with his power.
And curbed his might to match my frailty.
Sol 6.1