مَتَىwhenever يَهبُطاthe two descend سُهباًan open plain فَليسَthen is not حِمَارُهُits wild ass
مَتَى يَهبُطا سُهباً فَليسَ حِمَارُهُ
وإنand even if كانَhe were عِلجاًa sturdy beast مُضمَرَlean of الكَشحِthe flank طالِعاescaping
وإن كانَ عِلجاً مُضمَرَ الكَشحِ طالِعا
Whenever the two descend upon an open plain, his wild ass will not—
Whenever the two descend to an open plain, its wild ass will not,
even if it is a powerful, lean-flanked brute—come out alive.
even if a sturdy beast, lean of flank, escape.
تَرَدَّينَthey cloaked themselves ثَوباًa robe واستَغَاثَand he sought aid بِمغوَلٍwith a dagger-like member
تَرَدَّينَ ثَوباً واستَغَاثَ بِمغوَلٍ
يُضيفُhe swerves ويُعطيand he gives الغَربَthe vigor غَرباًvigor مُنازِعاcontending
يُضيفُ ويُعطي الغَربَ غَرباً مُنازِعا
They wrapped themselves in a mantle, and he sought aid from a concealed dagger
They donned a robe, and he sought aid from his dagger-like member,
that plays host and answers fury with fury in the struggle.
Swerving and answering vigor with rival vigor.
فَلمَّاthen when استَدارَhe wheeled around وأستَدَرنَand they wheeled around بِرَيِّقٍwith fresh vigor
فَلمَّا استَدارَ وأستَدَرنَ بِرَيِّقٍ
يُحَلنَthey are driven round بهِby him دُونَahead of الغُبارِthe dust شَوافِعاaccompanied by their young
يُحَلنَ بهِ دُونَ الغُبارِ شَوافِعا
When he wheeled and they circled him at his blade’s gleam,
Then, when he wheeled and they wheeled with fresh vigor,
they closed in around him beneath the dust-cloud, pair after pair.
They were driven round by him ahead of the dust, each accompanied by her young.
