بأبيMy father be the ransom قوامٌa figure منكَof yours لمْnot
بأبي قوامٌ منكَ لمْ
يحكِmatch الرّدَيْنيُّthe Rudayni spear اعتدالَهْits straightness
يحكِ الرّدَيْنيُّ اعتدالَهْ
My father be ransomed for your figure, which no
Rudayni spear has matched in straightness;
ولواحظand glances قدindeed أُورِثتْhave been made to inherit
ولواحظ قد أُورِثتْ
فتكُthe deadliness الصَّوارمِof the keen swords عَنْdespite كَلالَهْlanguor
فتكُ الصَّوارمِ عَنْ كَلالَهْ
and for glances that have inherited
the deadliness of keen swords, despite their languor.