هِيَit الراحُwine تُلقيcasts away الرُمحَthe spear مِنfrom راحَةِthe palm of الفَتىthe young man
هِيَ الراحُ تُلقي الرُمحَ مِن راحَةِ الفَتى
وَتُبدِلُand gives in exchange مِنهُinstead of it كَفَّهُhis hand عودَa stick of ناكِتِone who scratches the ground
وَتُبدِلُ مِنهُ كَفَّهُ عودَ ناكِتِ
It is wine that casts the spear from the young man's palm,
She casts the spear with the ease of a young man
And gives his hand a ground-scratcher's stick in its place.
And replaces his palm with a swaying wand
وَقَدand indeed وَثَبَتit leapt فيduring بَزلِهاits tapping وَثبَthe leap of حَيَّةٍa serpent
وَقَد وَثَبَت في بَزلِها وَثبَ حَيَّةٍ
وَماand not قُتِلَتit was killed إِلّاexcept بِأَسوَدَby a black one ساكِتِsilent
وَما قُتِلَت إِلّا بِأَسوَدَ ساكِتِ
And indeed, when tapped, it leapt with a serpent's leap,
She leaps up in her mantle with a serpent's spring
And was slain only by a silent black one.
And is slain only by the silently lurking lion
Sol 6.1