رَأَيتُI saw سَواداًa dark shape مِنfrom بَعيدٍafar فَراعَنيso it startled me
رَأَيتُ سَواداً مِن بَعيدٍ فَراعَني
أَبوfather of حَنبَلٍHanbal يَنزوmounts عَلىupon أُمِّmother of حَنبَلِHanbal
أَبو حَنبَلٍ يَنزو عَلى أُمِّ حَنبَلِ
I saw a dark shape from afar, and it startled me:
I saw from afar a darkness that filled me with dread
Abu Hanbal was mounting Umm Hanbal.
Abu Hanbal descending on Umm Hanbal
كَأَنَّas though الَّذيthat which يَنزوmounts بِهِwith it فَوقَabove بَطنِهاher belly
كَأَنَّ الَّذي يَنزو بِهِ فَوقَ بَطنِها
ذِراعُforeleg قَلوصٍa young she-camel مِنfrom نِتاجِoffspring اِبنِson of عَزهَلِʿAzhal
ذِراعُ قَلوصٍ مِن نِتاجِ اِبنِ عَزهَلِ
As though what he mounted her with, above her belly,
As if that which descends upon her belly
were the foreleg of a young she-camel from Ibn ʿAzhal's stock.
Is the forearm of a lanky young man, a son of Ibn ‘Azhal
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.