وَردٌa tawny lion تَظَلُّcontinue لَهto him السِّباعُthe beasts of prey تُطيعُهobey him
وَردٌ تَظَلُّ لَه السِّباعُ تُطيعُه
طَوعَin obedience العُلوجِthe non-Arabs تَلينُyield للإِسوارِto the Persian horseman
طَوعَ العُلوجِ تَلينُ للإِسوارِ
A tawny lion—the beasts of prey continually obey him,
A rose, around which beasts of prey prowl and obey,
as non-Arabs yield obediently to the Persian horseman.
As pliant as a tame gazelle to the wrist's sway