عِندَby الجِبالِthe mountains مِنof كَثيبِthe sand-dune of زَرودِZarud
عِندَ الجِبالِ مِن كَثيبِ زَرودِ
صيدٌproud men وَأُسدٌand lions مِنby لِحاظِthe glances of الغيدِgraceful maidens
صيدٌ وَأُسدٌ مِن لِحاظِ الغيدِ
By the mountains of the sand-dune of Zarud,
Proud men and lions, struck by graceful maidens’ glances,
صَرعىslain وَهُمthough they are أَبناءُsons of مَلحَمَةِthe carnage of الوَغىwar
صَرعى وَهُم أَبناءُ مَلحَمَةِ الوَغى
أَينَwhere are الأُسودُthe lions مِنَcompared with العُيونِthe eyes السودِblack
أَينَ الأُسودُ مِنَ العُيونِ السودِ
Lie slain, though they are sons of the carnage of war.
What are lions beside those black eyes?
فَتَكَتdealt death بِهِمto them لَحَظاتُهُنَّtheir glances وَحَبَّذاand how lovely
فَتَكَت بِهِم لَحَظاتُهُنَّ وَحَبَّذا
تِلكَthose المَلاحِظُsidelong glances مِنfrom بَناتِthe daughters of الصيدِproud men
تِلكَ المَلاحِظُ مِن بَناتِ الصيدِ
Their glances dealt them death—and how lovely
Are those sidelong looks from the daughters of proud men!
Sol 6.1