بِنَفسيmy life as ransom هاتيكَthose الزوارقُthe boats أُجرِيَتwere set racing
بِنَفسي هاتيكَ الزوارقُ أُجرِيَت
كحلبةlike a field of racers خيلٍhorses أولاًfirst ثمّthen ثانياsecond
كحلبة خيلٍ أولاً ثمّ ثانيا
I would give my life for those boats, set racing
With my own self those boats I steered
like a field of horses—first one, then a second.
First one then the other like horses raced
وقدand indeed كانَwas جيدُthe neck النهرِof the river منfrom قبلbefore عاطِلاًunadorned
وقد كانَ جيدُ النهرِ من قبل عاطِلاً
فأمسىso by evening it became بهاwith them فيin ظلمةthe darkness الليلِof the night حالياadorned
فأمسى بها في ظلمة الليلِ حاليا
And the river's neck had previously been bare,
Though once the river's surface empty stayed
so by evening, with them, it was adorned in night's darkness.
Now in the dark of night they're easily swayed
عليهاupon them لزهرfrom the glow الشمعِof the candles زهرshining كواكبٍstars
عليها لزهر الشمعِ زهر كواكبٍ
تخالُyou imagine بهاwith them ضمنwithin الغديرِthe pool عوالِياaloft
تخالُ بها ضمن الغديرِ عوالِيا
Upon them, the candle-glow forms shining stars;
Upon them flowers of candles all ablaze
you fancy them aloft, there within the pool.
Seem like stars amidst the flowing waves
ورُبّand many a مُثارٍone set in motion بالجناحِby a wing وآخرٍand another
ورُبّ مُثارٍ بالجناحِ وآخرٍ
برجلٍby a foot يحاكيresembles أرنباًa hare خافfeared بازياa hawk
برجلٍ يحاكي أرنباً خاف بازيا
And many a one is set moving by a wing, and another
Some flap their wings and others try
by a foot, resembling a hare that feared a hawk.
To hop like rabbits should an eagle fly
Sol 6.1