وَحَشِيَّتِي سَرْجٌ عَلَى عَبْلِ الشَّوَى نَهْدٍ مَرَاكِلُهُ نَبِيلِ الْمَحْزِمِ
My bedding is a saddle on a horse with powerful limbs, a raised sturdy body, well-developed flanks near the rider’s legs, and a broad girth.
Wa-ḥashiyyatī sarj equates his “bedding” with a saddle: travel has made the mount his place of rest. ʿAbl al-shawā points to thick, sturdy limbs; nahd conveys a strong, raised build.
Marākiluhu are the regions next to the rider’s legs, and nabīl al-maḥzim describes a full-bodied girth area. Such details make the horse a credible bearer of long journeys rather than a merely decorative image.