وَإِذاand when شَتَوتُI spend the winter أَمِنتُI am safe from لَسعَةَthe sting of عَقرَبٍa scorpion
وَإِذا شَتَوتُ أَمِنتُ لَسعَةَ عَقرَبٍ
كَالنارِlike fire طارَتflew مِنfrom زِنادِthe flint of القادِحِthe fire-striker
كَالنارِ طارَت مِن زِنادِ القادِحِ
And when I spend the winter, I am safe from a scorpion’s sting,
Like fire that flew from the fire-striker’s flint.
قَدalready خِلتُهاI thought it تَمشيit walks بِسَبحَةِwith the prayer beads of عابِدٍa worshipper
قَد خِلتُها تَمشي بِسَبحَةِ عابِدٍ
كَلّاno لَقَدindeed تَمشيit walks بِصَعدَةِwith the lance of رامِحِa spearman
كَلّا لَقَد تَمشي بِصَعدَةِ رامِحِ
I thought it walked with a worshipper’s prayer beads;
No—indeed, it walks with a spearman’s lance.
Translation model: Sol 6.1