وَقُلتُand I said لَهُto him إِنif تُدرِكِyou overtake القَومَthe company لاnot تَزَلyou cease
وَقُلتُ لَهُ إِن تُدرِكِ القَومَ لا تَزَل
مَكانَin the place of بَحيرٍBahir أَوor أَحَبَّdearer وَأَكرَماand more honored
مَكانَ بَحيرٍ أَو أَحَبَّ وَأَكرَما
And I told him: If you overtake the company, you shall always remain
in Bahir's place—or be dearer and more honored.
فَقَرَّبَso he shortened ماwhat بَينَbetween الطَليحِal-Talih وَرَهوَةٍand Rahwah
فَقَرَّبَ ما بَينَ الطَليحِ وَرَهوَةٍ
كِلاeach of the two طَلَقَيهِhis two gallops كانَwas يَوماa day مُجَرَّماcomplete
كِلا طَلَقَيهِ كانَ يَوما مُجَرَّما
So he shortened the distance between al-Talih and Rahwah;
each of his two gallops was a full day's journey.
أَقولُI say لِعَبدِto Abd اللَهِAllah فيin السِرِّsecret بَينَناbetween us
أَقولُ لِعَبدِ اللَهِ في السِرِّ بَينَنا
لَكَto you الوَيلُwoe عَجِّلbring quickly ليfor me اللِجامَthe bridle وَدِرهَماand Dirham
لَكَ الوَيلُ عَجِّل لي اللِجامَ وَدِرهَما
I say to Abd Allah, in secret between us:
Woe to you! Quickly bring me the bridle and Dirham,
وَلاand not حَنكَلَa squat, thickset one عاريbare الظَنابيبِthe shinbones أَكزَماsnub-nosed
وَلا حَنكَلَ عاري الظَنابيبِ أَكزَما
and not a squat, bare-shinned, snub-nosed one.
Sol 6.1