أياO سيديmy master إنif لمnot تكنbe ثمthere زورةa visit
أيا سيدي إن لم تكن ثم زورة
فنظمٌthen verse كأمثالlike the likes of العقودthe necklaces النفائسthe precious ones
فنظمٌ كأمثال العقود النفائس
O my master, if there is to be no visit,
O my master, if there were no blossoms here,
then let there be verse like precious necklaces.
Then strings of pearls would not be prized.
يهابُfears ابنson of قادوسQadus اقْتحامplunging into بحورهits seas
يهابُ ابن قادوس اقْتحام بحوره
ويقلىand is scorned (also: fried) لعجزِfor inability دونهshort of it ابنson of قلاقسQalaqis
ويقلى لعجزِ دونه ابن قلاقس
Ibn Qadus fears plunging into its seas,
Ibn Qadus fears to enter its seas,
and Ibn Qalaqis is scorned—“fried”—for falling short of it.
And Ibn Qalaqis burns for want of skill.
Sol 6.1