وماand no الرمحُthe spear عراصُquivering الكُعوبِthe joints مثقَّفٌstraightened
وما الرمحُ عراصُ الكُعوبِ مثقَّفٌ
يخوضُplunges through الكُلىthe kidneys فيon كلevery يّومِday of لقاءِcombat
يخوضُ الكُلى في كل يّومِ لقاءِ
And no straightened spear, quivering at the joints,
Plunging through kidneys on every day of combat,
بأمضىkeener شباin point منthan ناحلslender الجسمin body ذابلٍwithered
بأمضى شبا من ناحل الجسم ذابلٍ
بكفّكَin your palm فيon يوَمَيthe two days of وغىًbattle وعطاءِand giving
بكفّكَ في يوَمَي وغىً وعطاءِ
Is keener of point than the slender, withered shaft
In your palm on days of battle and of giving.
ولاnor المزنُthe rain cloud منهلُّstreaming المآقيthe eye corners كأنّهas though it were
ولا المزنُ منهلُّ المآقي كأنّه
مودّعُone bidding farewell to حيٍّa tribe أذنواthey gave notice بتنَاءِof departure
مودّعُ حيٍّ أذنوا بتنَاءِ
Nor is the rain cloud with streaming eyes—as though it were
One bidding farewell to a tribe that announced its departure,
تجمّلَkept composed للواشينbefore the slanderers ثمthen تبادرتrushed forth
تجمّلَ للواشين ثم تبادرت
مدامعُهhis tears فيin إثرهمtheir wake ببكاءِwith weeping
مدامعُه في إثرهم ببكاءِ
Who kept composed before the slanderers, then found
His tears rushing forth as he wept in their wake—
بأجودَmore bountiful منthan أنواءrain showers كفِّكَyour palm ديمةًin steady rain
بأجودَ من أنواء كفِّكَ ديمةً
وأسخىand more lavish بوبَليwith the two downpours of نائلٍbounty وحباءِand gifts
وأسخى بوبَلي نائلٍ وحباءِ
More bountiful in steady rain than the showers of your palm,
Or more lavish with the twin downpours of bounty and gifts.
Sol 6.1