وأقبَّand a lean-flanked steed منfrom آلthe lineage of الوجيهal-Wajih ولاحقand Lahiq
وأقبَّ من آل الوجيه ولاحق
قيدa fetter for العيونthe eyes وغايةand the ideal of المتمثلone seeking an exemplar
قيد العيون وغاية المتمثل
And a lean-flanked steed of the line of al-Wajih and Lahiq,
A fetter for the eyes and the ideal of anyone seeking an exemplar.
مَلَكَhe captivated النواظرَthe eyes والقلوبand the hearts بحسنهwith his beauty
مَلَكَ النواظرَ والقلوب بحسنه
فمتىso whenever تَرَقَّyou raise العينَthe eye فيهover him تسهَّلِyou descend to level ground
فمتى تَرَقَّ العينَ فيه تسهَّلِ
He has captured eyes and hearts with his beauty;
So whenever you raise your gaze over him, you descend to level ground.
ذوpossessing منخِرa nostril رَحبٍspacious وزَورٍand a chest ضيِّقnarrow
ذو منخِر رَحبٍ وزَورٍ ضيِّق
وسماوةٍand a height خِصبٍfertile وأرضand ground مُمحِلbarren
وسماوةٍ خِصبٍ وأرض مُمحِل
With a wide nostril and a narrow chest,
And fertile heights and barren ground.
قصُرتare short لهin him تسعnine وطالتand are long أربعfour
قصُرت له تسع وطالت أربع
وصفتand are pure ثلاثthree منهof him للمتأمِّلto the discerning observer
وصفت ثلاث منه للمتأمِّل
Nine of his parts are short, and four are long;
And three of his parts are unblemished to the discerning eye.
وتراهand you see him أحياناًat times لعزَّةbecause of the pride of نفسهhis spirit
وتراه أحياناً لعزَّة نفسه
يرنوhe gazes بلاwithout قَبَلٍcross-eyedness بعينwith the eye of الأقبَلِone who is cross-eyed
يرنو بلا قَبَلٍ بعين الأقبَلِ
And sometimes, out of pride of spirit, you see him
Gazing, though not cross-eyed, with a cross-eyed look.
وكأنَّماand as though سالflowed الظلامdarkness بمتنهover his back
وكأنَّما سال الظلام بمتنه
وبداand appeared الصابحthe morning light بوجههon his face المتهللbeaming
وبدا الصابح بوجهه المتهلل
And it is as though darkness flowed over his back,
And morning light appeared upon his beaming face.
وكأنand as though راكبهhis rider علىon ظهرthe back of الصَباthe east wind
وكأن راكبه على ظهر الصَبا
منbecause of سرعةٍswiftness أوor فوقupon ظهرthe back of الشمألthe north wind
من سرعةٍ أو فوق ظهر الشمأل
And it is as though his rider were on the back of the east wind,
From such swiftness—or upon the back of the north wind.
Sol 6.1