أَبْصَرَتshe saw ثُمَّthen جامعاJāmiʿ قَدْalready هَرّاhe snarled
أَبْصَرَت ثُمَّ جامعا قَدْ هَرّا
وَنثرَand he emptied الجعبةَthe quiver وَاِزْمَهَراand he grew furious
وَنثرَ الجعبةَ وَاِزْمَهَرا
She then saw Jāmiʿ, already snarling.
And he emptied the quiver and grew furious.
وَكانَand he was مِثلَlike النَّارِfire أَوor أَحَرّاhotter
وَكانَ مِثلَ النَّارِ أَو أَحَرّا
إِنِّيindeed I إِذاwhen طَرْفُthe eye الجَبانِof the coward احمراturns red
إِنِّي إِذا طَرْفُ الجَبانِ احمرا
And he was like fire, or hotter.
Indeed, when the coward’s eye turns red,
وَكانَand is خَيرُthe better الخَصلَتَينِof the two courses الشرّاevil
وَكانَ خَيرُ الخَصلَتَينِ الشرّا
أَكونُI become ثَمَّthere أَسَداًa lion زِبِرّاthick-maned
أَكونُ ثَمَّ أَسَداً زِبِرّا
And evil is the better of the two courses,
I become a thick-maned lion there.