رهبانmonks ديرof a monastery سقونيgave me to drink الخمرthe wine صافيةclear; pure
رهبان دير سقوني الخمر صافية
مثلlike الشياطينthe devils فيin دريرunclear; probably a misprint for ‘monastery’ الشياطينِof the devils
مثل الشياطين في درير الشياطينِ
Monks of a monastery gave me clear wine,
The monks of Saqouni offered me wine, pure
Like devils in the devils’ monastery (probable reading).
Like the devils in the monastery of devils.
مشواthey walked الىtoward الراحلthe departing one; probably a misprint for ‘the wine’ مشيthe gait of الرخthe rook (chess piece) وانصرفواand they turned back
مشوا الى الراحل مشي الرخ وانصرفوا
والراحand the wine تمشيmoves بهمwith them مشيthe gait of الفرازينِthe chess queens
والراح تمشي بهم مشي الفرازينِ
They walked toward the wine (probable reading), moving like a rook, then turned back,
They walked to the saddle, walked proudly and left,
While the wine moved them along like chess queens.
While the wind walked with them, walked like quilts.
غدوthey set out in the morning سراعاًswiftly كأمثالlike السهامthe arrows بدتemerged
غدو سراعاً كأمثال السهام بدت
منfrom القسيthe bows وراحواand they returned كالعراجينِlike date-palm stalks
من القسي وراحوا كالعراجينِ
They set out swiftly in the morning, like arrows emerging
In the morning they rose hastily like arrows
From bows, and returned like curved date-palm stalks.
From the bow, and left like clouds.
Sol 6.1