لَقَدindeed لَحِقتُI caught up بِأولىwith the foremost of الخَيلِthe horses تَحمِلُنيcarrying me
لَقَد لَحِقتُ بِأولى الخَيلِ تَحمِلُني
لَمّاwhen تَذاءَبَconverged from every side لِلمَشبوبَةِupon the blazing battle الفَزَعُterror
لَمّا تَذاءَبَ لِلمَشبوبَةِ الفَزَعُ
Indeed I caught up with the leading horses, borne along
When terror converged upon the blazing battle,
كَبداءُbroad-bodied مُقبِلَةًapproaching وَركاءُbroad-haunched مُدبِرَةًretreating
كَبداءُ مُقبِلَةً وَركاءُ مُدبِرَةً
قَوداءُlong-necked فيهاin her إِذاwhen اِستَعرَضتَهاyou view her broadside خَضَعُa droop
قَوداءُ فيها إِذا اِستَعرَضتَها خَضَعُ
By a mare broad-bodied head-on, broad-haunched from behind,
Long-necked, with a droop when you view her broadside.
تَرديshe gallops عَلىupon مُطمَئِنّاتٍfirm-set hooves مَواطِئُهاtheir treads
تَردي عَلى مُطمَئِنّاتٍ مَواطِئُها
تَكادُalmost مِنfrom وَقعِهِنَّtheir impact الأَرضُthe earth تَنصَدِعُsplits apart
تَكادُ مِن وَقعِهِنَّ الأَرضُ تَنصَدِعُ
She gallops on hooves firm in their tread;
The earth all but splits beneath their blows.
كَأَنَّهاas though she were مِنamong قَطاthe sandgrouse of مَرّانَMarrān جانِئسَةٌleaning forward (uncertain spelling)
كَأَنَّها مِن قَطا مَرّانَ جانِئسَةٌ
فَالجِدُّso the exertion مِنهاfrom her أَمامَahead of السِربِthe flock وَالسَرَعُand speed
فَالجِدُّ مِنها أَمامَ السِربِ وَالسَرَعُ
As though she were a sandgrouse of Marrān, leaning forward [reading uncertain],
Her drive and speed put her ahead of the flock.
تَهويshe rushes كَذَلِكَthus وَالأَعدادُand the unfailing waters وِجهَتُهاher destination
تَهوي كَذَلِكَ وَالأَعدادُ وِجهَتُها
إِذwhen راعَهاstartled her لِحَفيفٍat a rustling خَلفَهاbehind her فَزَعُfright
إِذ راعَها لِحَفيفٍ خَلفَها فَزَعُ
She rushes on thus, bound for unfailing waters,
When fright startles her at a rustling behind her,
مِنfrom عاقِصٍa hunched hawk أَمغَرِrusset-red الساقَينِin both legs مُنصَلِتٍdarting forth
مِن عاقِصٍ أَمغَرِ الساقَينِ مُنصَلِتٍ
فيon الخَدِّthe cheek مِنهُof him إِذاwhen اِستَقبَلتَهُyou face him سَفَعُdark markings
في الخَدِّ مِنهُ إِذا اِستَقبَلتَهُ سَفَعُ
From a hunched, russet-legged hawk darting forth,
Dark-marked on the cheek when you face him.
مُستَجمِعٍwholly intent قَلبُهُhis heart طُرقٍclose-layered قَوادِمُهُhis primary feathers
مُستَجمِعٍ قَلبُهُ طُرقٍ قَوادِمُهُ
يَدنوhe draws near مِنَto الأَرضِthe ground طَوراًat times ثُمَّthen يَرتَفِعُhe rises
يَدنو مِنَ الأَرضِ طَوراً ثُمَّ يَرتَفِعُ
His heart intent, his primary feathers close-layered,
He skims near the ground at times, then rises.
أَهوىhe swooped لَهاat her فَاِنتَحَتso she swerved كَالطَرفِlike a blink جانِحَةًbanking
أَهوى لَها فَاِنتَحَت كَالطَرفِ جانِحَةً
ثُمَّthen اِستَمَرَّhe pressed on عَلَيهاagainst her وَهوَwhile he was مُختَضِعُstooping low
ثُمَّ اِستَمَرَّ عَلَيها وَهوَ مُختَضِعُ
He swooped at her; she swerved, banking swift as a blink.
Then he bore on against her, stooping low,
مِنfrom مَرقَبٍa lookout فيon ذُرىthe heights of خَلقاءَa smooth crag راسِيَةٍfirm-set
مِن مَرقَبٍ في ذُرى خَلقاءَ راسِيَةٍ
حُجنُhooked المَخالِبِin the talons لاnot يَغتالُهُovercomes him unawares الشِبَعُsatiety
حُجنُ المَخالِبِ لا يَغتالُهُ الشِبَعُ
From a lookout on the heights of a smooth, firm-set crag,
Hook-taloned, never lulled by a full belly.
جونِيَّةٌa dusky bird كَقَرِيِّlike the trunk of السَلمِthe salam acacia واثِقَةٌconfident
جونِيَّةٌ كَقَرِيِّ السَلمِ واثِقَةٌ
نَفساًat heart بِماin what سَوفَwill توليهِshe deals him وَتَتَّدِعُand she takes her ease
نَفساً بِما سَوفَ توليهِ وَتَتَّدِعُ
Dusky as a salam-acacia trunk, she is confident
At heart in what she will deal him, and will take her ease.
ماnot الطَرفُthe blink of an eye أَسرَعُswifter مِنهاthan she حينَwhen يَرعَبُهاfrightens her
ما الطَرفُ أَسرَعُ مِنها حينَ يَرعَبُها
جِدُّthe earnest pursuit المُرَجّيthe hopeful pursuer فَلاso neither يَأسٌdespair وَلاnor طَمَعُhope
جِدُّ المُرَجّي فَلا يَأسٌ وَلا طَمَعُ
No blink of an eye is swifter than she when frightened
By her hopeful pursuer's zeal—neither despair nor hope.
حَتّىuntil إِذاwhen قَبَضَتgripped أولىthe foremost of أَظافِرِهِhis talons
حَتّى إِذا قَبَضَت أولى أَظافِرِهِ
مِنهاa part of her وَأَوشِكand how imminent بِماwhat (exclamatory construction) لَمdid not تَخشَهُshe fears it يَقَعُhappen
مِنها وَأَوشِك بِما لَم تَخشَهُ يَقَعُ
Until, when the first of his talons fastened
On her—how nearly what she had not feared befell!—
حَثَّhe pressed hard عَلَيهاagainst her بِصَكٍّwith a blow لَيسَnot being مُؤتَلِياًslack in effort
حَثَّ عَلَيها بِصَكٍّ لَيسَ مُؤتَلِياً
بَلrather هوit لِأَمثالِهاfor the likes of her مِنfrom مِثلِهِone like him يَدَعُleaves (sense unclear here)
بَل هو لِأَمثالِها مِن مِثلِهِ يَدَعُ
He drove at her with a blow, sparing no effort;
Rather, for her kind, from one like him, it leaves... [wording unclear].
كَذاكَjust so تيكَthat mare وَقَدand already جَدَّgrew urgent النَجاءُswift escape بِهاfor her
كَذاكَ تيكَ وَقَد جَدَّ النَجاءُ بِها
وَالخَيلُand the horses تَحتَbeneath عَجاجِthe swirling dust of الرَوعِterror تَمتَزِعُscatter
وَالخَيلُ تَحتَ عَجاجِ الرَوعِ تَمتَزِعُ
So was that mare, with flight now urgent for her,
While horses scattered beneath the dust of terror.
Sol 6.1