محلّىadorned بأَطواقٍwith collars عِتاقٍfine يَبينُهاhe discerns them
محلّى بأَطواقٍ عِتاقٍ يَبينُها
عَلىdespite الضُرِّleanness راعيa herder of الضَّأنِsheep لَوif يَتَقوَّفُhe reads the signs
عَلى الضُرِّ راعي الضَّأنِ لَو يَتَقوَّفُ
Adorned with fine collars, which could be discerned
despite leanness by a sheep-herder, if he read the signs.
يُطفنthey circle بِجَعجاعٍaround a roaring camel كأَنَّas though جِرانَهُhis lower neck
يُطفن بِجَعجاعٍ كأَنَّ جِرانَهُ
نَجيبٌa fine one, apparently a trunk here عَلىupon جالٍa bank مِنَof النَّهرِthe river أَجوَفُhollow
نَجيبٌ عَلى جالٍ مِنَ النَّهرِ أَجوَفُ
They circle a roaring camel, whose lower neck seems
a fine, hollow trunk upon a riverbank.
ظَليلٌshade-giving كَبيتِlike the house of الصيدَنانيthe apothecary قُضبُهُits poles
ظَليلٌ كَبيتِ الصيدَناني قُضبُهُ
مِنَof النَّبعِnabʿ wood والضالُand wild lote السَّليمُsound المُثَقَّفُstraightened
مِنَ النَّبعِ والضالُ السَّليمُ المُثَقَّفُ
Shade-giving like the apothecary’s house, its poles
are of nabʿ wood and sound, straightened wild lote.