تَعَطَّفَit coiled فيaround ساقيmy leg تَعطُّفَthe coiling of ارقَمِa speckled serpent
تَعَطَّفَ في ساقي تَعطُّفَ ارقَمِ
يُساوِرُهاit assails it عَضّاwith bites بِأَنيابِwith the fangs of ضَيغَمِa lion
يُساوِرُها عَضّا بِأَنيابِ ضَيغَمِ
It coiled around my leg like a speckled serpent,
She wound around my leg, writhing,
Assailing it with bites from a lion’s fangs.
Her fangs gnawing my flesh greedily.
إِلَيكَaway with you فَلَوfor if كانَتhad قُيودُكَyour fetters أَسعَرتkindled fire
إِلَيكَ فَلَو كانَت قُيودُكَ أَسعَرت
تَضَرّمblazed مِنهاfrom them كُلُّevery كَفٍّpalm وَمِعصَمِand wrist
تَضَرّم مِنها كُلُّ كَفٍّ وَمِعصَمِ
Away with you! For had your fetters kindled fire,
If only your chains were ablaze,
Every palm and wrist would have blazed from them.
Every palm and wrist would shriek.
وَإِنّيَand indeed I مَنhe who كانَwere الرِجالُmen بِسَبيهِby his taking of captives
وَإِنّيَ مَن كانَ الرِجالُ بِسَبيهِ
وَمَنand through سَيفهِhis sword فيin جَنَةٍParadise أَوor جَهَنمِHell
وَمَن سَيفهِ في جَنَةٍ أَو جَهَنمِ
And I am he by whose taking of captives men were—
For I am he whose men were taken captive,
And by whose sword—in Paradise or Hell.
Whose sword is destined for paradise or hell.
Sol 6.1