وَأَهرَتٍand a wide-mouthed hound مِنَamong الكِلابِthe dogs أَخطَلِlong, drooping-eared
وَأَهرَتٍ مِنَ الكِلابِ أَخطَلِ
أَصفَرَyellow مَصقولِpolished الإِهابِthe hide أَشعَلِwhite-marked
أَصفَرَ مَصقولِ الإِهابِ أَشعَلِ
And a wide-mouthed, droop-eared hound,
With sharp fangs amongst the dogs Achtel
Yellow, sleek of hide, marked with white,
Yellow, smooth coated Ihâb flaming
أَعصَمَwhite on the forelegs مِثلِlike الفَرَسِthe horse المُحَجَّلِwhite-stockinged
أَعصَمَ مِثلِ الفَرَسِ المُحَجَّلِ
يُخالُis thought to be مَرحوضاًwashed وَإِنeven though لَمnot يُغسَلِbe washed
يُخالُ مَرحوضاً وَإِن لَم يُغسَلِ
White on the forelegs, like a white-stockinged horse,
Sturdy like a saddled horse
Seeming washed, though he has not been washed,
Scenting even when unwashed
مُختَصَرِcompact الشِلوِthe body ثَقيلِheavy المَحمَلِthe supporting frame
مُختَصَرِ الشِلوِ ثَقيلِ المَحمَلِ
مُنفَسِحِbroad الهامَةِthe head ناتيprotruding المُقلِthe eyes
مُنفَسِحِ الهامَةِ ناتي المُقلِ
Compact of body, heavy in frame,
Short tailed, heavy loaded
Broad of head, with prominent eyes,
Broad chested, long necked
إِذsince أَنَّهُhe is كَالسَوسَنِlike the lily المُهَدَّلِdrooping
إِذ أَنَّهُ كَالسَوسَنِ المُهَدَّلِ
كَأَنَّas though فَوقَabove عُنقِهِhis neck المُعتَدِلِwell-proportioned
كَأَنَّ فَوقَ عُنقِهِ المُعتَدِلِ
For he is like a drooping lily,
As he is like a dangling lily
As though above his well-proportioned neck
As if above his balanced neck is
هامَةَthe head of فَهدٍa cheetah فيin صِماخيthe two ear openings of فُرعُلِa hyena cub
هامَةَ فَهدٍ في صِماخي فُرعُلِ
مُنسَرِحِextended الزَورِthe chest فَسيحِbroad الكَلكَلِthe breast
مُنسَرِحِ الزَورِ فَسيحِ الكَلكَلِ
Sat a cheetah's head between a hyena cub's ears.
A young oryx’s plume set in a Furel quiver
Long in the chest, broad in the breast,
With wide chest and prominent anklebones
مِنهَضِمِdrawn inward الخَصرِthe waist عَريضِbroad الكِفلِthe rump
مِنهَضِمِ الخَصرِ عَريضِ الكِفلِ
ذيhaving أَيطَلٍa flank خالٍhollow وَمَتنٍand a back مُمتَليwell-filled
ذي أَيطَلٍ خالٍ وَمَتنٍ مُمتَلي
Tucked at the waist, broad at the rump,
Compressed loin and broad shoulders
With a hollow flank and a well-filled back,
White marked, scarred and muscular back
خَصيبِwell-fleshed أَعلىthe upper part of العَضبِthe forelimb (uncertain reading) مَحلِlean الأَسفَلِthe lower part
خَصيبِ أَعلى العَضبِ مَحلِ الأَسفَلِ
قَصيرِshort عَظمِthe bone of الساعِدِthe forearm المُفَتَّلِcorded with muscle
قَصيرِ عَظمِ الساعِدِ المُفَتَّلِ
Fleshy at the top of the forelimb, lean below,
Thick necked, higher foreleg than hind
Short-boned in his corded forearm,
Short upper-arm bone, separated muscles
مُقتَصَرِshort الأَيديthe forelegs طَويلِlong الأَرجُلِthe hind legs
مُقتَصَرِ الأَيدي طَويلِ الأَرجُلِ
مُزدَحِمِclosely packed الأَظفارِthe claws ثَبتِfirm العَضلِthe muscles
مُزدَحِمِ الأَظفارِ ثَبتِ العَضلِ
Short of forelegs, long of hind legs,
Short forelimbs, long hindlimbs
With close-set claws and firm muscles,
Crowded claws, sturdy muscles
ذيhaving ذَنَبٍa tail سَبطٍsmooth قَصيرٍshort أَفتَلِtwisted
ذي ذَنَبٍ سَبطٍ قَصيرٍ أَفتَلِ
أَسلَسَloose and supple مِنfrom دَفَّتِهِhis flank كَالمِغزَلِlike a spindle
أَسلَسَ مِن دَفَّتِهِ كَالمِغزَلِ
With a smooth, short, twisted tail,
A hanging, short and twisted tail
Hanging loosely from his flank like a spindle,
Smoother than its flowing lock as a spindle
كَثيرِfrequent تَكرارِrepetition of نَزاعِtugging at الأَحبُلِthe leashes
كَثيرِ تَكرارِ نَزاعِ الأَحبُلِ
يَبيتُhe spends the night غَضبانَangry إِذاif لَمnot يُرسِلِbe released
يَبيتُ غَضبانَ إِذا لَم يُرسِلِ
Often tugging again and again at his leashes,
Often tugging against ropes
He spends the night angry if he is not set loose.
Angry at night if not let loose
قَيدِa fetter for الأَواديthe wild beasts (uncertain reading) وَعِقالِand a hobble for الإِبِلِthe camels
قَيدِ الأَوادي وَعِقالِ الإِبِلِ
رُعتُI startled بِهِwith him سِربَa herd of الظِباءِgazelles الجُفَّلِquick to flee
رُعتُ بِهِ سِربَ الظِباءِ الجُفَّلِ
A fetter for wild beasts, a hobble for camels,
To roam the valleys and hobble the camels
With him I startled a herd of skittish gazelles.
I chased a herd of nimble gazelles with him
فَاِعتَصَمَتso they sought refuge مِنهُfrom him بِأَعلىat the summit of الجَبَلِthe mountain
فَاِعتَصَمَت مِنهُ بِأَعلى الجَبَلِ
فَظَلَّso he kept يَنحوheading toward قَصدَهاtheir direction وَيَعتَليand climbing upward
فَظَلَّ يَنحو قَصدَها وَيَعتَلي
So they sought refuge from him atop the mountain,
They sought refuge atop a hill
And he kept heading straight for them, climbing upward,
He persisted approaching and climbing after them
وَخَرَّيَنصَبُّand he plunged, rushing down عَليهاupon them مِنfrom كَلِunclear here; possibly weariness
وَخَرَّيَنصَبُّ عَليها مِن كَلِ
شَبيهَlike سَهمٍan arrow مَرَقَتsped out مِنfrom عَيطَلِa long bow
شَبيهَ سَهمٍ مَرَقَت مِن عَيطَلِ
And plunged, rushing down upon them from [unclear wording],
And would lunge down onto them with aggression
Like an arrow sped from a long bow,
Like arrows released from a bowstring
يَفوتُoutstrips لَمحَthe glance of الطَرفِthe eye فيin التَأَمُّلِclose watching
يَفوتُ لَمحَ الطَرفِ في التَأَمُّلِ
حَتّىuntil إِذاwhen اِنقَضَّhe swooped اِنقِضاضَthe swoop of الأَجدَلِthe falcon
حَتّى إِذا اِنقَضَّ اِنقِضاضَ الأَجدَلِ
Outstripping the eye's glance, even when watched closely,
Eluding the glance's perception
Until, when he swooped like a falcon,
Until when he pounced pouncing of a vigorous youth
فَماso he did not اِرتَضىsettle مِنهاfor any of them بِدونِfor less than الأَوَّلِthe foremost
فَما اِرتَضى مِنها بِدونِ الأَوَّلِ
غادَرَهُhe left it مُجَدَّلاًfelled فيamong الجَندَلِthe stones
غادَرَهُ مُجَدَّلاً في الجَندَلِ
He settled for none of them but the foremost.
He would not stop without the first
He left it felled upon the stones,
Abandoning it mauled in bushes
ذاhaving جُثَّةٍa body وافِرَةٍmassive كَالمِسحَلِlike a wild ass
ذا جُثَّةٍ وافِرَةٍ كَالمِسحَلِ
وَظَلَّand remained صَحبيmy companions فيin نَعيمٍbliss مُقبِلِcoming their way
وَظَلَّ صَحبي في نَعيمٍ مُقبِلِ
With a massive body, like a wild ass.
Of ample body like a raincloud
And my companions basked in the bliss coming their way:
While my companions enjoyed the fresh meat
لَهُمfor them غَريضُfresh لَحمِهِits meat وَالشُكرُand the thanks ليfor me
لَهُم غَريضُ لَحمِهِ وَالشُكرُ لي
Its fresh meat was theirs, and the thanks were mine.
The stew is theirs but my thanks are to you
Sol 6.1