إنَّindeed السَّوابقَthe swift steeds كلَّهاall of them
إنَّ السَّوابقَ كلَّها
يقصُرنfall short عنof جريthe running of الغُرابْGhurab
يقصُرن عن جري الغُرابْ
Indeed, all the swift steeds
All the racers before me
fall short of Ghurab's running.
Fall short of pacing with the crow
قَدindeed سُسْتُهI trained him فلَواًas a colt وقُلand said (word fragment)
قَد سُسْتُه فلَواً وقُل
تI (verb ending) لهُto him أسبقoutstrip الجُردَthe sleek steeds العِرابْthe purebred Arabian ones
ت لهُ أسبق الجُردَ العِرابْ
I trained him as a colt, and said
I urged him on and said
to him: 'Outstrip the sleek, purebred Arabian steeds.'
Outpace the fleet bare hills
صافيunblemished الأديمِthe hide كأنماas though
صافي الأديمِ كأنما
يَجرىflows بمتْنيِهalong both sides of his back السّرابْthe mirage
يَجرى بمتْنيِه السّرابْ
Unblemished of hide, as though
Of smooth hide as though
a mirage flows along both sides of his back.
Mirage flows in his body
ساميlofty التَّليلthe neck كأنَّماas though
سامي التَّليل كأنَّما
هادْيهhis neck جذعٌa trunk منof خِضابْkhidab (literally, dye)
هادْيه جذعٌ من خِضابْ
Lofty of neck, as though
Tall of stature as though
his neck were a trunk of khidab.
His upright trunk was dyed
ومؤلَّلand sharply pointed الأذنينthe two ears ساlofty (first part)
ومؤلَّل الأذنين سا
ميةٌlofty (remaining part) وذوand having شِدقٍa mouth رُحابْspacious
ميةٌ وذو شِدقٍ رُحابْ
And with sharply pointed ears, held
With ears drooping he is
high, and a spacious mouth.
Lofty and of ample cheeks
نَهدpowerfully built المرِاكلِthe flanks شيظمٌtall and large-framed
نَهد المرِاكلِ شيظمٌ
يخطوhe strides علىon صُمٍsolid hooves صِلابْhard
يخطو على صُمٍ صِلابْ
Powerful in the flanks, tall of frame,
Neck of the riding camels haughty
he strides on solid, hard hooves.
Striding on deaf solid ground
وَمُشّولٍand raising his tail يستنُّhe prances فيin
وَمُشّولٍ يستنُّ في
آريّهِhis stall سَننthe manner العجابْthe wondrous
آريّهِ سَنن العجابْ
And with tail raised, he prances in
Caparisoned he trots in
his stall in wondrous fashion.
His forelegs the ways of wonder
رخُوsupple اللّبانِthe breast كأنماas though
رخُو اللّبانِ كأنما
إرخاُؤهhis lope إرَخاa lope ذئابْwolves
إرخاُؤه إرَخا ذئابْ
Supple of breast, as though
Slow of pace as though
his lope were the lope of wolves.
His slowing is the slowing of wolves
كالاجدلlike the falcon الغطريفthe noble one فيin
كالاجدل الغطريف في
تَوثابِهhis leaping أوor كالعُقابْlike the eagle
تَوثابِه أو كالعُقابْ
Like a noble falcon in
Like the nimble hyena in
his leaps, or like an eagle.
Its pouncing or like the eagle
Sol 6.1