تزرّدَformed mail-like links منfrom فوقهِabove it سابِغٌa full-length coat of mail
تزرّدَ من فوقهِ سابِغٌ
فوازرهand reinforced it منof حبابbubbles نَظيمneatly strung
فوازره من حباب نَظيم
A full coat of mail formed above it,
and reinforced it with neatly strung bubbles.
وإِنْand if مزَّقَrent الريحُthe wind تلكَthose الظَّلالَshadows
وإِنْ مزَّقَ الريحُ تلكَ الظَّلالَ
فإِنيthen indeed I بتمزيقِfor tearing جيبيmy collar زعيمa guarantor
فإِني بتمزيقِ جيبي زعيم
And if the wind rends those shadows,
then I pledge to rend my collar.
ورُحتُand I became طروباًenraptured بالغصنby the bough يميfirst part of يميس: sways
ورُحتُ طروباً بالغصن يمي
سُcompletion of يميس: sways بهْينَمَةٍwith a soft murmur لصداهat its echo الرخيمmellow
سُ بهْينَمَةٍ لصداه الرخيم
And I grew enraptured by the bough as it sways,
with a soft murmur, at its mellow echo.
وأوسعَنيand lavished upon me جيّداًsomething good جِيدُهُits neck
وأوسعَني جيّداً جِيدُهُ
كماas رُحنَthey went forth تعطوreaching up ظباءُgazelles الصريمْthe sand tract
كما رُحنَ تعطو ظباءُ الصريمْ
And its neck lavished good things upon me,
as the gazelles of the sands went forth, reaching up.