تَثَنّىhe swayed فَكادَand nearly الغُصْنُthe bough أَنْto يَتَقَصَّفَاsplinter
تَثَنّى فَكادَ الغُصْنُ أَنْ يَتَقَصَّفَا
وَقَدْand indeed هَزَّshook مِنْهُof him التِّيهُpride غُصْناًa bough مُهَفْهَفاslender
وَقَدْ هَزَّ مِنْهُ التِّيهُ غُصْناً مُهَفْهَفا
He swayed, and the bough nearly snapped,
While pride had set a slender bough in him swaying.
وَمِنْand from أَيْنَwhere لِلْغُصْنِfor the bough القَوامُgraceful stature وَإِنَّماand only
وَمِنْ أَيْنَ لِلْغُصْنِ القَوامُ وَإِنَّما
رَأىit saw قَدَّهُhis figure فَانْقَدَّso it split off مِنْهُfrom it تَكَلُّفاwith strained effort
رَأى قَدَّهُ فَانْقَدَّ مِنْهُ تَكَلُّفا
And whence could the bough have such grace? It merely
Saw his figure and split off from it in strained imitation.
Sol 6.1