أَنعَتُI describe أَمثالاًlikenesses قَذَذتُI trimmed قَذّاa thorough trimming
أَنعَتُ أَمثالاً قَذَذتُ قَذّا
يَشحَذُهاwhets them السوطُthe whip البَطينُthick-bellied شَحذاkeenly
يَشحَذُها السوطُ البَطينُ شَحذا
I describe likenesses I have closely trimmed.
The thick-bellied whip whets them keenly.
تَوارَياthe two vanished خَلفَbehind الظِباءِthe gazelles حَذّاswiftly
تَوارَيا خَلفَ الظِباءِ حَذّا
كَأَنَّماas though يَجذُبُهُنَّhe pulls them جَبذاwith a forceful tug
كَأَنَّما يَجذُبُهُنَّ جَبذا
The two vanished behind the gazelles at speed.
As though he were pulling them with a forceful tug.
يَجُذُّhe cuts through غَيطانَthe hollows of الفَلاةِthe open desert جَذّاa thorough cutting
يَجُذُّ غَيطانَ الفَلاةِ جَذّا
كَالنَبلِlike arrows هَذَّتهاsent them hurtling القِسِيُّthe bows هَذّاswiftly
كَالنَبلِ هَذَّتها القِسِيُّ هَذّا
He cuts clean through the desert's hollows.
Like arrows the bows have sent hurtling.
لَمdid not أَدرِI know ذاthis one أَسرَعُfaster شَدّاًin running أَمor ذاthat one
لَم أَدرِ ذا أَسرَعُ شَدّاً أَم ذا
I could not tell which ran faster—this one or that.
Sol 6.1