وَعادِيَةٍand a galloping mare إِلىtoward الغاراتِthe raids ضَبحَاًpanting
وَعادِيَةٍ إِلى الغاراتِ ضَبحَاً
تُريكَshe shows you لِقَدحِfrom the striking of حافِرِهاher hoof اِلتِهاباa blaze
تُريكَ لِقَدحِ حافِرِها اِلتِهابا
And a mare galloping, panting, toward the raids,
She shows you a blaze as her hoof strikes sparks.
كَأَنَّas though الصُبحَdawn أَلبَسَهاhad dressed her حُجولاًwhite anklets
كَأَنَّ الصُبحَ أَلبَسَها حُجولاً
وَجِنحَand the wing of اللَيلِnight قَمَّصَهاhad clothed her إِهاباa hide
وَجِنحَ اللَيلِ قَمَّصَها إِهابا
As though dawn had dressed her in white anklets,
And the wing of night had clothed her in a hide.
جَوادٌa noble steed فيin الجِبالِthe mountains تُخالُshe is taken for وَعلاًan ibex
جَوادٌ في الجِبالِ تُخالُ وَعلاً
وَفيand in الفَلَواتِthe wilderness تَحسَبُهاyou think her عُقاباan eagle
وَفي الفَلَواتِ تَحسَبُها عُقابا
A steed, taken for an ibex in the mountains,
And in the wilderness you would think her an eagle.
إِذاwhen ماemphatic particle سابَقَتهاraced her الريحُthe wind فَرَّتshe darted away
إِذا ما سابَقَتها الريحُ فَرَّت
وَأَبقَتand she left فيin يَدِthe hand of الريحِthe wind التَراباthe dust
وَأَبقَت في يَدِ الريحِ التَرابا
Whenever the wind races her, she darts away,
And leaves the dust in the wind's hand.
Sol 6.1