إنّيindeed I am امرؤٌa man عَفُّupright الضَرِيthe disposition (word continues)
إنّي امرؤٌ عَفُّ الضَرِي
بَةِcompletes the word ‘disposition’ لاnot تُؤاتينيcomes to me الهديَّهْthe gift
بَةِ لا تُؤاتيني الهديَّهْ
I am indeed a man of upright disposition;
I am a man who turns away the harm
No gift comes my way
Of fate, no gift comes easily to me,
حتىuntil أميلَI cause to tilt بفارسٍa horseman (causative object)
حتى أميلَ بفارسٍ
مَيْلَthe tilting of الغَبيطِthe camel-saddle عنaway from الحَوِيَّهْthe saddle-pad
مَيْلَ الغَبيطِ عن الحَوِيَّهْ
Until I topple a horseman,
Until with a gallant horseman I incline
As a camel-saddle tilts off its pad.
As the thrilled do from the abyss.