إِذاwhen قالَhe spoke لَمdid not يَترُكleave مَقالاًanything to say وَلَمand did not يَقِفhalt
إِذا قالَ لَم يَترُك مَقالاً وَلَم يَقِف
لِعِيٍّfrom inarticulacy وَلَمand did not يَثنِturn اللِسانَthe tongue عَلىto هُجرِfoul speech
لِعِيٍّ وَلَم يَثنِ اللِسانَ عَلى هُجرِ
When he speaks, he leaves nothing more to be said, nor does he falter
When he spoke he left no word unsaid
from inarticulacy, nor turn his tongue to foul speech.
And did not halt at fault or turn his tongue aside from honesty
يُصَرِّفُhe plies بِالقَولِin speech الِسانَthe tongue إِذاwhen اِنتَحىhe applies himself
يُصَرِّفُ بِالقَولِ الِسانَ إِذا اِنتَحى
وَيَنظُرُand he looks فيat أَعطافِهِhis sides نَظَرَthe gaze of الصَقرُthe falcon
وَيَنظُرُ في أَعطافِهِ نَظَرَ الصَقرُ
He plies his tongue in speech when he sets himself to it,
He moved his tongue with skillful speech when he inclined thereto
and looks to either side with a falcon’s gaze.
And watched men's actions with the eye of a hunting falcon
Sol 6.1