وَلَيلَةٍand many a night خَبَطتُI beat my way مِنof ظُلَمائِهاits darkness
وَلَيلَةٍ خَبَطتُ مِن ظُلَمائِها
بِنازِحِon one far-reaching الخَطوِin stride إِذاwhen الخَطوُthe stride دَناgrew short
بِنازِحِ الخَطوِ إِذا الخَطوُ دَنا
And many a night I beat my way through its darkness,
On a long-striding mount when strides grew short.
قَدِalready اِنبَرىsurged forward يَغتَرِفُscooping up السَيرَtravel بِناwith us
قَدِ اِنبَرى يَغتَرِفُ السَيرَ بِنا
فيin طُرُقٍpaths يَخبِطُgropes blindly فيهِنَّin them الهُدىguidance
في طُرُقٍ يَخبِطُ فيهِنَّ الهُدى
He had surged forward, scooping up distance as he bore us,
Along paths where guidance itself gropes blindly.
يَنهىdeters الوَجىfoot soreness أَمثالَهُothers like him عَنِfrom السَرىnight travel
يَنهى الوَجى أَمثالَهُ عَنِ السَرى
وَساعَدَتهُand aided him ميعَةٌvigor تَنهىwards off الوَجىfoot soreness
وَساعَدَتهُ ميعَةٌ تَنهى الوَجى
Foot soreness keeps his like from traveling by night,
And vigor aided him, warding off soreness.
Translation model: Sol 6.1