طِرْفٌa noble steed نأتْwas far سماؤُهُhis sky عنfrom أرضِهِhis earth
طِرْفٌ نأتْ سماؤُهُ عن أرضِهِ
وماand not نأىwas far كاهلُهُhis withers عنfrom الكَفَلْthe rump
وما نأى كاهلُهُ عن الكَفَلْ
A noble steed whose sky is far from his earth,
His vision reaches far beyond his land
yet whose withers are not far from his rump;
Yet his shoulders bear their heavy load
ذوpossessing أربعٍfour legs منfrom أربعٍfour winds منnamely القبوthe east wind (word continues)
ذو أربعٍ من أربعٍ من القبو
لِending of the preceding split word والدبورِand the west wind والجنوبand the south wind والشَّمَلand the north wind
لِ والدبورِ والجنوب والشَّمَل
with four legs from four winds: the east wind,
With four arms - aimed North, South, East and West
and the west wind, the south wind, and the north wind.
Ready for any task, small or grand
وهوand he إذاwhen أعملهاhe puts them to work ألفىhe finds لهاfor them
وهو إذا أعملها ألفى لها
فوقbeyond الذيwhat يطلبهhe asks for it منof العملthe effort
فوق الذي يطلبه من العمل
And when he puts them to work, he finds in them
When put to work, he outdoes with ease
more effort than he asks for.
What's asked of him, and then some more
كالبرقِlike lightning إِنif أومضَhe flashes أوor كالرعدِlike thunder إِنif
كالبرقِ إِن أومضَ أو كالرعدِ إِن
أجلبَhe clamors أوor صوبِa downpour الحياrain إذاwhen احتملhe carries a rider
أجلبَ أو صوبِ الحيا إذا احتمل
Like lightning when he flashes, or like thunder when
Like lightning's flash or thunder's roar
he clamors, or a downpour of rain when he carries a rider.
Or a serpent poised, though motionless
Sol 6.1