أَعَضَّmade bite حُمَيٌّḤumayy ساقَهُhis leg السَيفَthe sword بَعدَماafter
أَعَضَّ حُمَيٌّ ساقَهُ السَيفَ بَعدَما
رَأىsaw المَوتَdeath يَغشىengulfs واسِطَthe front bow of الرَحلِthe saddle راكِبُهhis rider
رَأى المَوتَ يَغشى واسِطَ الرَحلِ راكِبُه
Ḥumayy made the sword bite his leg after
A gallant horse bit the sword after
his rider saw death engulf the saddle’s front bow.
Seeing death overwhelm the rider's saddlecloth
وَوَاللَهِand by God ماnot أَدريI know أَجُبنٌis it cowardice بِجَندَلٍin Jandal
وَوَاللَهِ ما أَدري أَجُبنٌ بِجَندَلٍ
عَنِfrom العودِstriking again أَمor أَعيَتfailed عَلَيهِfor him مَضارِبُهits cutting edges
عَنِ العودِ أَم أَعيَت عَلَيهِ مَضارِبُه
And by God, I do not know: does cowardice keep Jandal
By Allah I know not if out of cowardice with sandalwood
from striking again, or have its cutting edges failed him?
It avoided the lance or if its blows failed upon it
كِلاboth السَيفِthe sword وَالعَظمِand the bone الَّذيwhich ضَرَباthe two struck بِهِwith it
كِلا السَيفِ وَالعَظمِ الَّذي ضَرَبا بِهِ
إِذاwhen اِلتَقَياthe two met فيin الساقِthe leg أَوهاهُweakened it صاحِبُهits companion
إِذا اِلتَقَيا في الساقِ أَوهاهُ صاحِبُه
Both the sword and the bone they struck with it—
Either the sword or the bone it struck with
when they meet in the leg, each weakens the other.
When they met on the shinbone - Alas for its rider!
Sol 6.1