عَجِبتُI marveled لِمُهريat my colt إِذwhen رَأَىhe saw العُربَthe Arabs نَكَّباhe turned aside
عَجِبتُ لِمُهري إِذ رَأَى العُربَ نَكَّبا
كَأَنas though لَمnot يَكُنhe was بَينَamong الأَعاريبِthe Bedouin قَدalready رَباhe grew up
كَأَن لَم يَكُن بَينَ الأَعاريبِ قَد رَبا
I marveled at my colt: when he saw the Arabs, he turned aside,
as though he had not grown up among the Bedouin.
فَلاbut no لَيسَhe is not نُكراًa stranger لِلفَريقto the band وَإِنَّماbut rather
فَلا لَيسَ نُكراً لِلفَريق وَإِنَّما
تَخوَّفhe feared عَتباًreproach مِنهُمُfrom them فَتَجَنَّباso he kept away
تَخوَّف عَتباً مِنهُمُ فَتَجَنَّبا
But no—he is no stranger to the band; rather,
he feared reproach from them, so kept away.