لَقَدindeed خَلَّفَhe left behind الأَهوازَal-Ahwaz مِنfrom خَلفِbehind ظَهرِهِhis back
لَقَد خَلَّفَ الأَهوازَ مِن خَلفِ ظَهرِهِ
وَزَيدٌand Zayd وَراءَbeyond الزابِthe Zab مِنin أَرضِthe land of كَسكَرِKaskar
وَزَيدٌ وَراءَ الزابِ مِن أَرضِ كَسكَرِ
He has indeed left al-Ahwaz behind his back,
He left Ahvaz behind his back
And Zayd is beyond the Zab, in the land of Kaskar.
While Zayd was beyond the Zab in the land of Kaskar
يُهَوِّلُhe threatens إِسماعيلُIsma'il بِالبيضِwith gleaming swords وَالقَناand spears
يُهَوِّلُ إِسماعيلُ بِالبيضِ وَالقَنا
وَقَدand already فَرَّhe fled مِنfrom زَيَدِZayd اِبنِson of موسىMusa اِبنِson of جَعفَرِJa'far
وَقَد فَرَّ مِن زَيَدِ اِبنِ موسى اِبنِ جَعفَرِ
Isma'il threatens with gleaming swords and spears,
Ismail terrifies with eggs and spears
Though he has fled from Zayd, son of Musa, son of Ja'far.
And he fled from Zayd, son of Musa, son of Ja'far
وَعايَنتُهُand I saw him فيon يَومِthe day خَلّىhe abandoned حَريمَهُhis womenfolk
وَعايَنتُهُ في يَومِ خَلّى حَريمَهُ
فَياso, oh قُبحَهاits ugliness مِنهُfrom him وَياand, oh حُسنَbeauty مَنظَرِappearance
فَيا قُبحَها مِنهُ وَيا حُسنَ مَنظَرِ
And I saw him on the day he abandoned his womenfolk:
I saw him on the day he deserted his women
So how ugly that was of him—and what a handsome sight!
Oh how ugly of him yet beautiful to behold
Sol 6.1