ذَكَرٌa male (man) علىupon ذَكَرٍa male (stallion) بأبيضٍwith a gleaming sword
ذَكَرٌ على ذَكَرٍ بأبيضٍ
ذَكَرٍhard-steeled (of a sword) يَمانٍYemeni فيin يَمينthe right hand of يَمانِa Yemeni
ذَكَرٍ يَمانٍ في يَمين يَمانِ
A man astride a stallion, with a gleaming sword—
My friend, a flower in the desert am I
A hard-steeled Yemeni blade in a Yemeni’s right hand.
Seeking the sun though the sands are dry