قَدْindeed قَبِلْنَاwe accepted جِيَادَكَyour steeds الدُّهْمَthe black ones لَمَّاwhen
قَدْ قَبِلْنَا جِيَادَكَ الدُّهْمَ لَمَّا
أَنْthat بَلَونَاwe tested مِنْهَاamong them الْعِتَاقَthe thoroughbreds الْحِسَانَاthe handsome ones
أَنْ بَلَونَا مِنْهَا الْعِتَاقَ الْحِسَانَا
We accepted your black steeds when
we had tested the handsome thoroughbreds among them.
أَقْبَلَتْthey came خَلْفَbehind كُلِّeach حِجْرٍmare تَبِيعٍa following foal
أَقْبَلَتْ خَلْفَ كُلِّ حِجْرٍ تَبِيعٍ
خَلَعتْshe bestowed وَصْفَهَاher traits عَلَيْهِupon it عِيَانَاvisibly
خَلَعتْ وَصْفَهَا عَلَيْهِ عِيَانَا
They came, with a foal behind each mare,
each visibly bestowing her traits upon it.
فَعُنِينَاso we attended بِرَعْيِهَاto their grazing وَفَسَحْنَاand we opened up
فَعُنِينَا بِرَعْيِهَا وَفَسَحْنَا
فِيin رُبُوعِlands الْعِدَىof the enemies لَهَاfor them مَيْدَانَاa field
فِي رُبُوعِ الْعِدَى لَهَا مَيْدَانَا
So we saw to their grazing, and opened
a field for them in the enemies’ lands.
وَأرَدْنَاand we wished امْتِطَاءَهَاto ride them فَاتَّخَذْنَاso we fashioned
وَأرَدْنَا امْتِطَاءَهَا فَاتَّخَذْنَا
مِنْfrom شِرَاكِa thong الأَدِيمof leather فِيهَاfor them عِنَانَاa rein
مِنْ شِرَاكِ الأَدِيم فِيهَا عِنَانَا
And we wished to ride them, so we fashioned
a rein for them from a leather thong.
قَدِمَتْarrived قَبْلَهَاbefore them كَتِبَةُa troop سِحْرٍof magic
قَدِمَتْ قَبْلَهَا كَتِبَةُ سِحْرٍ
مِنْfrom كِتَابِa letter سَبَتْit took captive بِهِwith it الأَذْهَانَاthe minds
مِنْ كِتَابِ سَبَتْ بِهِ الأَذْهَانَا
A troop of magic arrived before them,
from a letter through which it took minds captive.
مِثْلَمَاjust as تجْنُبُlead alongside الْجُيُوشُthe armies الْمَذّاكِيthe full-grown steeds
مِثْلَمَا تجْنُبُ الْجُيُوشُ الْمَذّاكِي
عُدَّةًas preparation لِلِقَاءٍfor an encounter مَهْمَاwhatever كَانَاit may be
عُدَّةً لِلِقَاءٍ مَهْمَا كَانَا
Just as armies lead full-grown steeds alongside,
in readiness for an encounter, whatever it may be.
لَمْdid not يَرُقْplease مُقْلَتِيmy eye وَلاَnor رَاقَdelighted قَلْبِيmy heart
لَمْ يَرُقْ مُقْلَتِي وَلاَ رَاقَ قَلْبِي
كَعُلاَهَاlike its excellence بَرَاعَةًartistry وَبَيَانَاand eloquence
كَعُلاَهَا بَرَاعَةً وَبَيَانَا
Nothing pleased my eye or delighted my heart
like its excellence in artistry and eloquence.
مَنْwhoever يَكُنْis مُهْدياًa giver of gifts فَمِثْلُكَthen one like you يُهْدِيgives gifts
مَنْ يَكُنْ مُهْدياً فَمِثْلُكَ يُهْدِي
لَمْdid not أَجِدْI find لِلثَّنَاfor praise عَلَيْكَof you لِسَانَاa tongue
لَمْ أَجِدْ لِلثَّنَا عَلَيْكَ لِسَانَا
If anyone gives gifts, it is one like you who gives;
I found no tongue to praise you.
Sol 6.1