قالَsaid قَومٌsome people بَداhas appeared عِذارُthe cheek-down of وُهَيبٍWuhayb
قالَ قَومٌ بَدا عِذارُ وُهَيبٍ
فَاِسلُso forget عَنهُabout him فَقُلتُso I said لاno كَيفَhow أَسلوI forget
فَاِسلُ عَنهُ فَقُلتُ لا كَيفَ أَسلو
Some people said, “Wuhayb’s cheek-down has appeared;
so forget him.” I said, “No! How can I forget?
أَناI جَلدٌstouthearted عَلىin لِقاfacing أُسدِthe lions of عَينَيهِhis two eyes
أَنا جَلدٌ عَلى لِقا أُسدِ عَينَيهِ
وَأَخشىand I fear عِذارَهُhis cheek-down وَهُوَthough it is نَملُants
وَأَخشى عِذارَهُ وَهُوَ نَملُ
I am stouthearted when facing the lions of his eyes,
yet I fear his cheek-down, though it is ants.”
Sol 6.1