بأبيmy father as ransom أهيفslender-waisted المعاطفthe body's contours لدنsupple
بأبي أهيف المعاطف لدن
حسدenvied الأسمرthe brown spear المثقفstraightened قدهhis stature
حسد الأسمر المثقف قده
My father be ransom for one slender of form and supple.
The straightened brown spear envied his stature.
ذوpossessing جفونeyelids مذwhen رمتI sought منهاfrom them كلاماًa word
ذو جفون مذ رمت منها كلاماً
كلمتنيwounded me سيوفهنtheir swords بحدهwith its edge
كلمتني سيوفهن بحده
He has eyelids: when I sought a word from them,
Their swords wounded me with its edge.