وَمُنَوَّعِand one varied in الحركاتmovements يَلعبُtoys بِالنُهىwith minds
وَمُنَوَّعِ الحركات يَلعبُ بِالنُهى
لَبِسhe donned المحاسنbeauties عندwhen خَلعِshedding لِباسِهhis clothing
لَبِس المحاسن عند خَلعِ لِباسِه
And one whose motions are manifold toys with minds;
And one with varied movements toys with minds;
he donned graces when he cast off his clothes,
He donned beauty as he shed his clothing.
مُتَأَوِّدswaying كَالغُصنlike a bough بينamid رياضهits gardens
مُتَأَوِّد كَالغُصن بين رياضه
مُتلفِّتglancing about كالظَبيlike a gazelle عندat كِناسهits covert
مُتلفِّت كالظَبي عند كِناسه
swaying like a bough amid its gardens,
Swaying like a bough amid its gardens,
looking about like a gazelle beside its covert.
Glancing about like a gazelle at its covert.
بالعقلwith the mind يَعلبtoys مُقبِلاًapproaching أوor مُدبِراًretreating
بالعقل يَعلب مُقبِلاً أو مُدبِراً
كالدَهرlike time يَلعبtoys كيفhowever شاءَit wills بناسهwith its people
كالدَهر يَلعب كيف شاءَ بناسه
He toys with reason, advancing or retreating,
He toys with the mind, approaching or retreating,
as Time toys with its people however it pleases;
Like time, toying with its people however it pleases.
ويضُمand he draws together لِلقَدَمينto the two feet منهof him رأسهhis head
ويضُم لِلقَدَمين منه رأسه
كالسَيفlike a sword ضُمَّwas brought together ذُبابهits point لرئاسهto its hilt
كالسَيف ضُمَّ ذُبابه لرئاسه
and draws his head down to his feet,
And he draws his head to his two feet,
like a sword that joined its point to its hilt.
Like a sword whose point has been brought to its hilt.
