مَضىwent عَليٌّAli نَحوَtoward ميدانِهِhis arena
مَضى عَليٌّ نَحوَ ميدانِهِ
فيamong فتيةyoung men راحَhe set out بِهُمwith them لِلنِضالfor an archery contest
في فتية راحَ بِهُم لِلنِضال
My uncle went toward his arena,
Ali went toward his arena,
amid youths with whom he set out for the shooting contest.
among young men with whom he set out for an archery contest.
ياO حُسنَهُhis beauty وَالقَوسand the bow فيin كَفِهِhis palm
يا حُسنَهُ وَالقَوس في كَفِهِ
كَالمُشتَريlike Jupiter أَشرَقshone عِندَbeside الهِلالthe crescent moon
كَالمُشتَري أَشرَق عِندَ الهِلال
How handsome he was, the bow in his hand—
How handsome he was, with the bow in his hand,
like Jupiter, shining beside the crescent moon.
like Jupiter shining beside the crescent moon!
Sol 6.1