قلتI said لماwhen انthat بدأbegan فيon خدهhis cheek
قلت لما ان بدأ في خده
زردchain mail العارضthe cheek-beard نبتاsprouting وانتضدand became arrayed
زرد العارض نبتا وانتضد
I said, when upon his cheek there began to appear
the beard’s chain mail, sprouting and arrayed in rows:
انباتis it growth لاحappeared فيon خديكyour two cheeks أمor
انبات لاح في خديك أم
نسجwove الريحthe wind علىupon الماءthe water زردchain mail
نسج الريح على الماء زرد
“Is it growth that has appeared on your cheeks, or
has the wind woven chain mail upon the water?”
Sol 6.1