أَلَمdid … not? تَرَنيyou see me حَزَزتُI slit أُنوفَthe noses of تَيمٍTaym
أَلَم تَرَني حَزَزتُ أُنوفَ تَيمٍ
كَحَزِّlike the sawing of جَرورَJarur بايَنَتِshe drew away from المَثاباthe wellhead
كَحَزِّ جَرورَ بايَنَتِ المَثابا
Have you not seen me slit the noses of Taym,
Like Jarur’s sawing as she drew away from the wellhead?
وَعارَضتَand you challenged السَوابِقَthe leading racehorses ياO اِبنَson of قُنبٍa beast’s penis-sheath
وَعارَضتَ السَوابِقَ يا اِبنَ قُنبٍ
عِراضَthe competing of البَغلِthe mule أَحصِنَةًstallions عِراباpurebred Arabian
عِراضَ البَغلِ أَحصِنَةً عِرابا
And you challenged the leading racehorses, O son of a penis-sheath,
As a mule challenges thoroughbred stallions.