إنّindeed الذيhe who ولّىturned away ففرٌthen fled بنفسهto save himself
إنّ الذي ولّى ففرٌ بنفسه
للخَوفِout of fear مكشوفٌuncovered بلاwithout سِريالِtrousers
للخَوفِ مكشوفٌ بلا سِريالِ
Indeed, he who turned away and fled to save himself
He who flees has abandoned himself
out of fear is exposed, without trousers.
To fear, with no concealment for his soul
تُحدىis urged on by chanting بهwith him القوداءُthe long-necked she-camel وَهوَwhile he يَظنُّهاthinks her
تُحدى به القوداءُ وَهوَ يَظنُّها
منfrom رُعبهِhis terror معقُولةٌhobbled بعقالِwith a hobble
من رُعبهِ معقُولةٌ بعقالِ
The long-necked she-camel is urged on bearing him, while he thinks her,
The cravens challenge him, though he thinks them
in his terror, bound with a hobble.
Frenzied with fear, not reasonable mind
طارتshe flew بهِwith him وكأنّماand as though أوصالُهاher limbs
طارت بهِ وكأنّما أوصالُها
ولّتsped away بعَينيهاwith her two eyes مِنَfrom الإعجالِhaste
ولّت بعَينيها مِنَ الإعجالِ
She flew with him, as though her limbs
He fled as if his limbs had taken wings
had sped away with her eyes in their haste.
His eyes turning in terror and haste
ركبَhe rode الشمالَthe north wind مولّياًfleeing ولقلبِهِand his heart had
ركبَ الشمالَ مولّياً ولقلبِهِ
خفقانُthe fluttering هاذلةٍa swaying bough بريحِin a wind شمالِnortherly
خفقانُ هاذلةٍ بريحِ شمالِ
He rode the north wind, fleeing, while his heart
He rode northwards, his heart aflutter
fluttered like a bough in a north wind.
With the violent gusts from the north wind.
Sol 6.1