راحَhe went off مَطوِيَّdrawn in الحَشاthe belly
راحَ مَطوِيَّ الحَشا
غَرَّhe deceived حَيّاًa tribe قَدalready فَرِحrejoiced
غَرَّ حَيّاً قَد فَرِح
He went off, his belly drawn in,
The rider of the drawn-up steed set out
deceiving a tribe that had rejoiced,
A lively horse rejoicing
مُغمَداًsheathed فيin لَيلَةٍa night
مُغمَداً في لَيلَةٍ
لاnot تَرىyou see فيهاin it صُبُحdawn
لا تَرى فيها صُبُح
sheathed in a night
Sheathed in a night
where you see no dawn.
Where dawn is not seen
يَسِمُbrands الأَرضَthe ground لَهُfor him
يَسِمُ الأَرضَ لَهُ
حافِرٌa hoof مِثلَlike القَدَحthe cup
حافِرٌ مِثلَ القَدَح
The ground is branded for him
His hoof strikes the ground
by a hoof like a cup.
Like a goblet
تُنفَضُare shaken الخَيلُthe horses بِهِby him
تُنفَضُ الخَيلُ بِهِ
وَإِذاand when عاصَتthey balked سَفَحhe poured forth
وَإِذا عاصَت سَفَح
The horses are shaken by him,
Horses shake from him
and when they balk, he pours forth.
And if they resist, he hits
وَتَراهُand you see him كُلَّماwhenever
وَتَراهُ كُلَّما
عُرِفَتwas known مِنهُof him طَفَحhe overflowed
عُرِفَت مِنهُ طَفَح
And you see him: whenever
Whenever his strength
something of him becomes known, he overflows.
Is made known by his strike
لَيسَdoes not يَدريhe knows مَوعِديmy appointed time
لَيسَ يَدري مَوعِدي
أَيَّwhich دارٍhouse قَدalready فَتَحhe opened
أَيَّ دارٍ قَد فَتَح
He does not know my appointed time,
He knows not my time
which house he has opened.
Which house he has opened
لَكَfor you مِنهُfrom him صارِمٌa keen sword
لَكَ مِنهُ صارِمٌ
كُلَّماwhenever خِفتُI feared نَصَحgave sincere counsel
كُلَّما خِفتُ نَصَح
For you, from him, a keen sword;
For you from him, a cutting sword
whenever I was afraid, it gave sincere counsel.
Whenever I fear, it advises
وَلَهاand for her سَهمٌan arrow إِذاwhen
وَلَها سَهمٌ إِذا
قَرَحَwounded الصَرحَthe palace قَدَحstruck sparks
قَرَحَ الصَرحَ قَدَح
And for her, an arrow that, when
And for it an arrow, whenever
it wounds the palace, strikes sparks.
It wounds an abdomen, it pierces
وَسِنانٌand a spearhead كُلَّماwhenever
وَسِنانٌ كُلَّما
هُزَّwas brandished فيin الرَوعِterror ذَبَحslaughtered
هُزَّ في الرَوعِ ذَبَح
And a spearhead that, whenever
And fangs whenever
brandished amid terror, slaughters.
Shook in alarm, it slaughters
فَتَراهُso you see him كُلَّماwhenever
فَتَراهُ كُلَّما
هَزَّhe shook نابَينيmy two fangs كَلَحhe bared his teeth
هَزَّ نابَيني كَلَح
So you see him: whenever
So you see him whenever
he shakes my two fangs, he bares his teeth,
He shook his tusks biting
ضاحِكاًlaughing مِنَfrom الأَسىsorrow
ضاحِكاً مِنَ الأَسى
باكِياًweeping مِنَfrom الفَرَحjoy
باكِياً مِنَ الفَرَح
laughing from sorrow,
Laughing from sorrow
weeping from joy.
Crying from joy
Sol 6.1