ركبhe mounted الدجىthe darkness of night فسعىso he sped بغيرwithout رفيقِa companion
ركب الدجى فسعى بغير رفيقِ
عجِلاًin haste فأصبحso by morning he was قاطعاًa cutter لطريقِof a road
عجِلاً فأصبح قاطعاً لطريقِ
He mounted the darkness of night and sped without a companion,
in haste; by morning he had become a highwayman.
أبكيI weep لغاربهover his crest ويضحكand he laughs مظهراًdisplaying
أبكي لغاربه ويضحك مظهراً
بِرِّيkindness toward me بماthrough what يأتيhe does وفيهand in it عقوقيdisloyalty to me
بِرِّي بما يأتي وفيه عقوقي
I weep over his crest, while he laughs, displaying
kindness toward me through what he does, though in it lies disloyalty to me.
مستصحباًbringing along فِرَقاًbands خلافَunlike صَحابتيmy companions
مستصحباً فِرَقاً خلافَ صَحابتي
ضعفاًin weakness ويفتكand he strikes down بالقويِّat the strong فريقيmy band
ضعفاً ويفتك بالقويِّ فريقي
Bringing bands with him, unlike my companions
in weakness; yet he strikes down the strong—my band.
متجاربانtesting one another, we two فأبتُso I returned مغلوباًdefeated يساbeginning of “he races me”
متجاربان فأبتُ مغلوباً يسا
بقنيcompletion of “he races me” وحازand won الخصلَthe prize بالمسبوقِwith the outpaced one
بقني وحاز الخصلَ بالمسبوقِ
We test one another; I returned defeated; he races
me, and has won the prize with the outpaced one.
يرميhe shoots at جناباًa flank كنتُI was عنهfrom it أذودهI ward him off
يرمي جناباً كنتُ عنه أذوده
بالمرهفاتِwith the keen-edged blades مقيمةًkeeping upright للسُّوقِfor the shanks
بالمرهفاتِ مقيمةً للسُّوقِ
He shoots at a flank from which I once warded him off
with keen-edged blades that kept the shanks upright.
Sol 6.1