منfrom كلِّevery نهدٍa tall, sturdy steed ضامرlean عبلstout الشوىthe limbs
من كلِّ نهدٍ ضامر عبل الشوى
منهfrom it إلىto نحوِthe direction of العدوِّthe enemy نهودُa charge forward
منه إلى نحوِ العدوِّ نهودُ
From every tall, lean steed, stout of limb,
From every fading breast that yearns for love
comes a charge toward the enemy.
Towards the foe it sends its sighs thereof
منfrom أشهبٍa gray steed مثلٍِlike الشهابِthe meteor بنارِهwith its fire
من أشهبٍ مثلٍِ الشهابِ بنارِه
يرميis struck رجيمٌan accursed one منamong عداكَyour enemies مريدُrebellious
يرمي رجيمٌ من عداكَ مريدُ
From a gray steed, like a meteor, by whose fire
From one whose hue is like a fading spark
an accursed rebel among your foes is struck.
A stalwart youth darts arrows at each mark
وكأنهand as though it التحفwrapped itself in الصباحthe morning ملاءةًas a mantle
وكأنه التحف الصباح ملاءةً
فقميصُهُso its shirt منfrom نورهِits light مقدودُcut out
فقميصُهُ من نورهِ مقدودُ
And it seems to have wrapped itself in morning as a mantle,
As though the morn had clothed him with her light
so its shirt is cut from the morning's light.
His shirt with rays of glory is bedight
أوor أدهمa black steed حاميdefender of الذِّمارhonor فكأنَّماso it is as though
أو أدهم حامي الذِّمار فكأنَّما
هوit فيamong بنيthe sons of حامٍHam إذاًthen معدُودُcounted
هو في بني حامٍ إذاً معدُودُ
Or a black steed, defender of honor, as though
Or dark as night when wines to sparkle brought
it were then counted among the sons of Ham.
Amid the sons of Ham he would be sought
أوor أصفرa yellow steed ساميlofty الثليلthe mane كأنَّماas though
أو أصفر سامي الثليل كأنَّما
جيدُthe neck of الغزالةِthe gazelle منهof it ذاكthat الجيدُthe neck
جيدُ الغزالةِ منه ذاك الجيدُ
Or a yellow steed, lofty of mane, as though
Or fair though languid as a dim starved fawn
its neck were the very neck of a gazelle.
Gazelles would envy him that delicate form
التبرُraw gold لونcolor والزبرجدُand chrysolite حافرٌa hoof
التبرُ لون والزبرجدُ حافرٌ
لونُthe color of الخدودِthe cheeks يَزِينُهاadorns them التوريدُa rosy blush
لونُ الخدودِ يَزِينُها التوريدُ
Gold is its color, and chrysolite its hoof;
Pure crystal seems his skin, chrysolite his toe
the hue of cheeks adorned with a rosy blush.
His blushing cheeks would make carnelians glow
أوor أشقرٍa chestnut steed كالبرقِlike lightning فيin لونٍcolor وفيand in
أو أشقرٍ كالبرقِ في لونٍ وفي
سَبقٍspeed فنعمَand how excellent المطلَبُthe prize sought المنشودُthe sought-after
سَبقٍ فنعمَ المطلَبُ المنشودُ
Or a chestnut steed, like lightning in color and in
Or blond as lightning in his face and pace
speed—what a splendid, sought-after prize!
Well sought the youth whom fortune deigns to grace
Sol 6.1