وَأَهَرتَand wide-mouthed الشِدقَينِthe two jaws مَحبوكِfirmly knit المَطاthe back
وَأَهَرتَ الشِدقَينِ مَحبوكِ المَطا
مُحَدَّدِsharpened الأَنيابِthe fangs مَرهوبِfeared السَطاthe onslaught
مُحَدَّدِ الأَنيابِ مَرهوبِ السَطا
And one with wide jaws and a firmly knit back,
You revealed both cheeks, affectionate, tying the turban
With sharp fangs, feared for its onslaught,
With sharp canines, awe-inspiring fangs
أَفطَسَflat-nosed تِبرِيِّgold-colored الإِهابِthe hide أَرقَطاspotted
أَفطَسَ تِبرِيِّ الإِهابِ أَرقَطا
كَلَونِlike the color of تِبرٍgold بِمِدادٍwith ink نُقِّطاwas dotted
كَلَونِ تِبرٍ بِمِدادٍ نُقِّطا
Flat-nosed, golden of hide, spotted,
A lion with a mane like pure wool, dyed
Like gold in hue, dotted with ink.
The color of undyed wool with ink dots
أَلبَسَهُclothed it الخالِقُthe Creator حُسناًbeauty مُفرِطاsurpassing
أَلبَسَهُ الخالِقُ حُسناً مُفرِطا
وَخَطَّand traced فيon الخَدَّينِthe two cheeks مِنهُof it خُطَطاstreaks
وَخَطَّ في الخَدَّينِ مِنهُ خُطَطا
The Creator clothed it in surpassing beauty,
The Creator adorned him with excessive beauty
And traced streaks upon both its cheeks.
And drew lines on both cheeks from it
مُستَثقَلِheavy الجِسمِthe body خَفيفٍlight إِنif خَطاit steps
مُستَثقَلِ الجِسمِ خَفيفٍ إِن خَطا
مُجَرَّبِproven الإِقدامِdaring مَأمونِsure الخُطىthe steps
مُجَرَّبِ الإِقدامِ مَأمونِ الخُطى
Heavy of body, yet light when it steps,
Heavy of body yet light-footed if he strides
Proven in daring, sure-footed in its stride,
Tested in daring, secure in step
يَسبُقُit outstrips فيin إِرسالِهِits release كُدرَdusky ones القَطاthe sandgrouse
يَسبُقُ في إِرسالِهِ كُدرَ القَطا
أَضحىit became عَلىover قَنيصِهِits quarry مُسَلَّطاgiven mastery
أَضحى عَلى قَنيصِهِ مُسَلَّطا
When loosed, it outstrips the dusky sandgrouse.
He outpaces spotted hyenas in attack
It became master over its quarry.
He has become embroidered on his tunic
حَتّىuntil إِذاwhen مِنَfrom العِقالِthe tether نَشَطاit sprang free
حَتّى إِذا مِنَ العِقالِ نَشَطا
وَفىit fulfilled لَناfor us فِعلاًin deed بِماin accordance with what قَدalready شَرَطاit pledged
وَفى لَنا فِعلاً بِما قَد شَرَطا
Until, when it sprang free of its tether,
Until when he shook free from the head stall
It fulfilled for us in deed what it had pledged.
And fulfilled for us the deed with what he pledged
قُلتُI said وَقَدand already بِتُّI spent the night بِهِwith it مُغتَبِطاdelighted
قُلتُ وَقَد بِتُّ بِهِ مُغتَبِطا
وَالشِلوُand the carcass مِنfrom قَنيصِهِits quarry مُعتَبَطاfreshly slain
وَالشِلوُ مِن قَنيصِهِ مُعتَبَطا
I said, as I passed the night delighted with it,
I said, while happy with him
And the carcass of its quarry lay freshly slain:
And the strap of his tunic twisted
بِذاكَwith that one أَمor بِالخَيلِwith the horses تَعدوyou run المَرَطىthe swift gallop
بِذاكَ أَم بِالخَيلِ تَعدو المَرَطى
“Is it with that one, or with horses, that you race at full gallop?”
Is it him or the horses racing the plain?
Sol 6.1