لَهُhe has حَنجَرٌa throat رَحبٌcapacious وَقَولٌand speech مُنَقَّحٌpolished
لَهُ حَنجَرٌ رَحبٌ وَقَولٌ مُنَقَّحٌ
وَفَصلُand decisiveness خِطابٍof discourse لَيسَis not فيهِin it تَشادُقُaffected mouthing
وَفَصلُ خِطابٍ لَيسَ فيهِ تَشادُقُ
He has a capacious throat and polished speech,
He has a broad throat and refined speech,
And decisive discourse, free of affected mouthing.
And reasoned discourse without pretentiousness.
إِذاif كانَis صَوتُthe voice المَرءِof the man خَلفَbehind لَهاتِهِhis uvula
إِذا كانَ صَوتُ المَرءِ خَلفَ لَهاتِهِ
وَأَنحىand bears down بِأَشداقٍwith jaws لَهُنَّbelonging to them شَقاشِقُcamels' inflatable throat-pouches
وَأَنحى بِأَشداقٍ لَهُنَّ شَقاشِقُ
If a man's voice is behind his uvula,
If a man's voice comes from his inner self,
And he bears down with jaws bearing camel-like throat-pouches,
And he grimaces with gaping jaws,
وَقَبقَبَand gurgles يَحكيimitating مَقرَماًa stud camel فيin هِبابِهِits rutting frenzy
وَقَبقَبَ يَحكي مَقرَماً في هِبابِهِ
فَلَيسَthen he is not بِمَسبوقٍoutstripped وَلاnor هُوَhe سابِقُone who outstrips
فَلَيسَ بِمَسبوقٍ وَلا هُوَ سابِقُ
And gurgles, imitating a stud camel in its rutting frenzy,
Mumbling incoherently in his babble,
Then he is neither outstripped nor one who outstrips.
He is neither preceded nor followed.
Sol 6.1