فأينَso where يحياlive; survive فرارflight; fleeing منكَfrom you ذاpossessing حذرٍwariness
فأينَ يحيا فرار منكَ ذا حذرٍ
وقَبضتاكَand your two fists عليهupon him السّهلُthe plain والجبلُand the mountain
وقَبضتاكَ عليه السّهلُ والجبلُ
Where, then, can a wary fugitive from you survive,
So where can one flee from you and take precaution
when plain and mountain are your two fists upon him?
When your grasp captures them on plain and hill
مَنwhoever حادَturned aside عادَreturned برأسٍwith a head مالهُit has no جسدbody
مَن حادَ عادَ برأسٍ مالهُ جسد
غيرexcept القناthe spear-shafts وهوand it ليسis not يحتملto be borne
غير القنا وهو ليس يحتمل
Whoever turned aside returned with a head that had no body,
Whoever strays returns headless, just a body
save the spear-shafts—and it cannot be borne.
Other than a spear, which it cannot withstand
يلوحُshows منof دَمهhis blood فيon خَدِّهhis cheek أَثَرa trace
يلوحُ من دَمه في خَدِّه أَثَر
كأنَّas though حمرَتَهits redness فيon خَدَهhis cheek خَجَلُshame; embarrassment
كأنَّ حمرَتَه في خَدَه خَجَلُ
A trace of his blood shows upon his cheek,
On his cheek appears a trace of his blood
as though its redness on his cheek were a blush of shame.
As if the redness in his cheek was bashful
Sol 6.1