أَهدىgave as a gift إِلَيناto us مَعمَرٌMuʿammar خَروفاa lamb
أَهدى إِلَينا مَعمَرٌ خَروفا
كانَit was زَماناًfor some time عِندَهُwith him مَكتوفاtrussed up
كانَ زَماناً عِندَهُ مَكتوفا
Muʿammar gave us a lamb,
Which had been with him for some time, trussed up.
يَعلُفُهُhe feeds it الكَستُجَkastuj (a medicinal substance) وَالسَفوفاand medicinal powder
يَعلُفُهُ الكَستُجَ وَالسَفوفا
وَالفارِقونَand fariqun (a medicinal herb) بَعدَهُafter it مَدوفاmixed with water
وَالفارِقونَ بَعدَهُ مَدوفا
He fed it kastuj and medicinal powder,
And afterward fariqun mixed with water,
حَتّىuntil إِذاwhen ماan emphatic particle صارَit became مُستَجيفاcadaverous
حَتّى إِذا ما صارَ مُستَجيفا
أَهديwas given as a gift فَأَهدىso he gave قَصَباًreeds مَلفوفاwrapped up
أَهدي فَأَهدى قَصَباً مَلفوفا
Until, when it had become cadaverous,
It was given away—he gave us reeds wrapped up,
حُلِّلَwas clothed جِلداًa hide فَوقَهُover it وَصوفاand wool
حُلِّلَ جِلداً فَوقَهُ وَصوفا
وَكانَand he was مِنfor فِعالِهِhis deeds مَوصوفاknown
وَكانَ مِن فِعالِهِ مَوصوفا
Clothed in hide, with wool over it;
And he was known for such deeds.
Translation model: Sol 6.1