إِنّيindeed I رَأَيتُI saw بِوادٍin a valley مُقفِرٍdesolate رَجُلاًa man
إِنّي رَأَيتُ بِوادٍ مُقفِرٍ رَجُلاً
مِثلَlike الهِزَبرِthe lion إِذاwhen ماemphatic particle ساوَرَhe sprang upon البَطلاthe champion
مِثلَ الهِزَبرِ إِذا ما ساوَرَ البَطلا
Indeed, I saw a man in a desolate valley,
Like a lion when it springs upon a champion.
ضَخمَmassive الفَريسَةِthe shoulder muscle لَوif أَبصَرتَyou saw قِمَّتَهُthe crown of his head
ضَخمَ الفَريسَةِ لَو أَبصَرتَ قِمَّتَهُ
وسطَamid الرِّجالِthe men إِذاthen شَبَّهتَهُyou likened him جَمَلاa camel
وسطَ الرِّجالِ إِذا شَبَّهتَهُ جَمَلا
Massive of shoulder—had you seen the crown of his head
Amid the men, you would have likened him to a camel.
سايَرتُهُI walked beside him ساعَةًfor a while ماnot بيin me مَخافَتُهُfear of him
سايَرتُهُ ساعَةً ما بي مَخافَتُهُ
إِلاexcept التَلَفُّتlooking around حَوليaround me هَلwhether أَرىI see دَغلاa thicket
إِلا التَلَفُّت حَولي هَل أَرى دَغلا
I walked beside him awhile, with no fear of him,
Save for looking about me: could I see a thicket?
دَهدَهتُهُI sent him tumbling بَينَamong أَنهارٍrivers وَأَودِيَةٍand valleys
دَهدَهتُهُ بَينَ أَنهارٍ وَأَودِيَةٍ
لاnot يَعلَمُknows الناسُpeople غَيريother than me عِلمَknowledge of ماwhat فَعَلاhe did
لا يَعلَمُ الناسُ غَيري عِلمَ ما فَعَلا
I sent him tumbling among rivers and valleys;
No one but me knows what he did.
يُدعىhe is called الغِدافal-Ghidaf وَقَدand already مالَتdrooped عَلاوَتُهُhis head
يُدعى الغِداف وَقَد مالَت عَلاوَتُهُ
إِنَّindeed الغِدافَal-Ghidaf وَرَبّيby my Lord وافَقَmet الأَجَلاthe appointed end
إِنَّ الغِدافَ وَرَبّي وافَقَ الأَجَلا
He is called al-Ghidaf, and his head has drooped;
Indeed al-Ghidaf, by my Lord, met his appointed end.
أَنشاhe began يُسائِلُنيquestioning me عنهُabout him or it وَأَطعَنهُwhile I stabbed him
أَنشا يُسائِلُني عنهُ وَأَطعَنهُ
فَخَرَّso he fell يَهويplunging down عَلىupon الخُرطومِthe snout مُنجَدِلاsprawled on the ground
فَخَرَّ يَهوي عَلى الخُرطومِ مُنجَدِلا
He began questioning me about it as I stabbed him,
So he fell headlong upon his snout, sprawled on the ground.
Sol 6.1