مِنof كُلِّevery عابِرَةfar-ranging verse إِذاwhen وَجهتهاI send it forth
مِن كُلِّ عابِرَة إِذا وَجهتها
طلعتascended بِهاwith it الرُكبانthe riders كُلَّevery نجادhighland
طلعت بِها الرُكبان كُلَّ نجاد
Of every far-ranging verse—when I send it forth,
Of every roaming verse that, when you guide its course,
Riders bear it up every highland.
The riders carry up every highland slope,
طوراًat times يمثلهاrecite it المُلوكthe kings وَتارَةand at other times
طوراً يمثلها المُلوك وَتارَة
بَينَbetween الثَديّthe breasts تُراضis rehearsed وَالأَكبادand the livers
بَينَ الثَديّ تُراض وَالأَكباد
At times kings recite it, and at others
At times kings cite it as a proverb, and at times,
It is rehearsed between breasts and livers.
It is tamed deep between the bosom and the heart.