يَستَصحبtakes along القَوسthe bow أَخوa man of همةresolve
يَستَصحب القَوس أَخو همة
لِعَزمِهِto his determination تَذعنyield أَقرانهُhis peers
لِعَزمِهِ تَذعن أَقرانهُ
A man of resolve takes the bow along;
The bow accompanies a brother of resolve
his peers yield to his determination.
His determination makes his peers submit
سِهامُهُhis arrows يَجمَعُهاgathers them شادِنٌa young gazelle
سِهامُهُ يَجمَعُها شادِنٌ
بِمِثلِهاwith their like تُرشقshoot أَجفانَهُhis eyelids
بِمِثلِها تُرشق أَجفانَهُ
A young gazelle gathers his arrows;
His arrows are gathered by a quiver
his eyelids shoot arrows like them.
With their like his eyelids are shot
أَوor رَكبhe mounted الطَرفthe noble steed بِهاwith it مُهجَتيmy heart
أَو رَكب الطَرف بِها مُهجَتي
مَنزِلَهُhis dwelling الرَحبspacious وَمَيدانَهُand his arena
مَنزِلَهُ الرَحب وَمَيدانَهُ
Or, if he mounts the steed with it, my heart is
Or he rode the eyelid with them, my love
his spacious dwelling and his arena.
His abode is spacious and his field