وراعٍand a shepherd لهُhe has ردْفٌa rump وشعرٌand hair كأنماas though
وراعٍ لهُ ردْفٌ وشعرٌ كأنما
كثيبٌa sand dune مهيلٌof loose sand فوقَهُupon it حيةٌa snake تسعىslithering
كثيبٌ مهيلٌ فوقَهُ حيةٌ تسعى
And a shepherd whose rump and hair are like
A shepherd with a quiver and hair as though
a dune of loose sand with a snake slithering over it.
A hillock leaning with a serpent gliding over
إذاwhen قالَhe says هلdo...? ترعىyou graze أقولُI say مورياًusing a double meaning
إذا قالَ هل ترعى أقولُ مورياً
عذارُكَyour cheek-down هذاthis والذيby Him who أخرجَbrought forth المرعىthe pasture
عذارُكَ هذا والذي أخرجَ المرعى
When he says, “Do you graze?” I reply with a double meaning:
When asked “Will you graze?” I answer gently
“This down on your cheeks—by Him who brought forth the pasture!”
“Your reproach now and the one who brought out the pasture”
Sol 6.1