ومُعْرِضَةٍand many an aloof woman وَلّتْshe turned away تَمُدّlengthening تجنُّباًin avoidance
ومُعْرِضَةٍ وَلّتْ تَمُدّ تجنُّباً
قصارَshort خطاهاher steps عنaway from مَشيبِيَmy gray hair والوخطِand scattered white strands
قصارَ خطاها عن مَشيبِيَ والوخطِ
And many an aloof woman turned away, lengthening in aversion
Her short steps away from my gray hair and its scattered white strands.
عَسىperhaps لِلرّضىfor goodwill فيin بَعضِsome of خلقكَyour nature رقيةٌa charm
عَسى لِلرّضى في بَعضِ خلقكَ رقيةٌ
مجرَّبةٌtried and tested يُرْقَىis charmed بهاwith it خُلُقthe temper of السخطِdispleasure
مجرَّبةٌ يُرْقَى بها خُلُق السخطِ
Perhaps in some part of your nature lies a charm for goodwill,
Tried and tested, with which an angry temper may be charmed.
عَقيلَةُthe noble lady of حَيٍّa clan لاnot ترىyou see ذاتَthe state of بَينِهِمrelations among them
عَقيلَةُ حَيٍّ لا ترى ذاتَ بَينِهِم
تُراعُis troubled ببينٍby parting منthrough نَوَاهمْtheir remoteness ولاnor شحطُdistance
تُراعُ ببينٍ من نَوَاهمْ ولا شحطُ
The noble lady of a clan whose bonds you never see
Troubled by parting through their remoteness, or by distance.
تَرَىyou see ماwhat تَرىyou see منof بَأسِهِمtheir might فيupon عِداتِهمtheir enemies
تَرَى ما تَرى من بَأسِهِم في عِداتِهم
بِأَطرافِwith the tips of بيضِthe white swords of الهندِIndia والأسَلand the spears الخطيfrom al-Khatt
بِأَطرافِ بيضِ الهندِ والأسَل الخطي
You see what you see of their might upon their enemies,
With the tips of India's white swords and Khatti spears:
أخاديدَfurrows ضَرْبٍblows يَحقرbelittles الشكلَform شكلهاtheir form
أخاديدَ ضَرْبٍ يَحقر الشكلَ شكلها
وآثارَand marks of طعنٍspear thrusts يَزدَرينَthey look scornfully علىupon السقطِfalling sparks
وآثارَ طعنٍ يَزدَرينَ على السقطِ
Furrows of blows whose form belittles every other form,
And marks of thrusts that look down upon falling sparks.
Sol 6.1