قالواthey said بهِafflicting him رمدٌeye inflammation ينهىrestrains لواحظهُhis glances
قالوا بهِ رمدٌ ينهى لواحظهُ
فلاso do not تخافُfear علىfor قلبٍa heart ولاnor كبدٍa liver
فلا تخافُ على قلبٍ ولا كبدٍ
They said, “His eye inflammation restrains his glances,
They said his eyes were afflicted, forbidding their gazing,
so fear neither for heart nor liver.”
So do not fear for a heart or a liver.
قلتُI said أحذرواbeware مقلتيهhis two eyes فهيfor it is قاتلةٌdeadly
قلتُ أحذروا مقلتيه فهي قاتلةٌ
وضعفهاand its weakness الآنnow منجيهاsaves it منfrom القودretaliatory punishment
وضعفها الآن منجيها من القود
I said, “Beware his eyes, for they are deadly;
I said, "Beware of his glances, for they are deadly,
and their weakness now saves them from retribution.
And their weakness now is what saves him from punishment."
ألمhave you not ترواseen عارضيهhis two cheeks كيفhow قدalready لبساthey both donned
ألم تروا عارضيه كيف قد لبسا
منout of خوفfear of عارضهاits onslaught ثوباًa garment منof الزردchain mail
من خوف عارضها ثوباً من الزرد
Have you not seen how both his cheeks have donned,
Have you not seen his cheeks, how they have worn
for fear of their onslaught, a coat of chain mail?
From fear of their cheekbones, a coat of mail?
أنَّthat السنانَthe spearhead مخوفٌfeared وهوthough it is ذوbearing كلفٍdark blemishes
أنَّ السنانَ مخوفٌ وهو ذو كلفٍ
والسيفand the sword يقطعُcuts منهُof it الحدُّthe edge وهوthough it is صديrusty
والسيف يقطعُ منهُ الحدُّ وهو صدي
For a spearhead is feared even when blemished,
Truly a youth is fearful even when gentle,
and a sword’s edge cuts even when rusty.”
And the sword cuts its edge while it is still in its sheath.