ثَبتٌsteadfast إِذاwhen كانَis الخَطيبُthe orator كأَنَّهُas though he were
ثَبتٌ إِذا كانَ الخَطيبُ كأَنَّهُ
شاكٍa sick man يَخافُhe fears بُكورَthe early-morning arrival of وِردٍa bout of fever مُغبطِunrelenting
شاكٍ يَخافُ بُكورَ وِردٍ مُغبطِ
He is steadfast when the orator is like
Steadfast he is, when the orator seems as though
a sick man fearing the early-morning arrival of an unrelenting fever.
He fears the early arrival of words that bring joy
Sol 6.1