مثاقفٌa spear-fighter أشطانُهُhis ropes عَبْلَةٌstout
مثاقفٌ أشطانُهُ عَبْلَةٌ
رتبتُهُhis rank عَنْabove عنترٍAntarah ساميَهْlofty
رتبتُهُ عَنْ عنترٍ ساميَهْ
A spear-fighter, his rope-like lances stout;
A skillful opponent he is
his rank is higher than Antarah’s.
His rank above Antar's is sublime
بوجهِهin his face الترسthe shield أناI ناشبٌcaught fast
بوجهِه الترس أنا ناشبٌ
جاءcame دميmy blood منfrom زقِّthrusting أعدائيَهْmy enemies
جاء دمي من زقِّ أعدائيَهْ
I am caught fast in his shield-like face;
With his face my spear is intimate
my blood flowed from my enemies’ thrusts.
My blood came from the skulls of my enemies
لاnot عذَّليmy reproachers منof حزبِa party خيرٍgoodness ولاnor
لا عذَّلي من حزبِ خيرٍ ولا
آراؤُهُمْtheir views فيconcerning سلوتيmy forgetting him عاليَهْlofty
آراؤُهُمْ في سلوتي عاليَهْ
My reproachers belong to no party of goodness, nor
No reproach for me from the party of goodness, nor
are their views on my forgetting him lofty.
Are their opinions of my calmness high
Sol 6.1