زامرُناour flutist لوif شاءَhe wished إكرامَناto honor us
زامرُنا لو شاءَ إكرامَنا
كانhe would have ولوeven if قُطِّعhe were cut to pieces لمnot يَزْمُرِplay the flute
كان ولو قُطِّع لم يَزْمُرِ
Had our flutist wished to honor us,
Had our piper desired to honor us
He would not have played, even if cut to pieces.
He would have, even were he dismembered, still piped
باكَرَhe came early بالنايwith the flute فياthen oh ليتَهif only he
باكَرَ بالناي فيا ليتَه
باكرَhe hastened بالنّأيِwith keeping away فلمand did not يحضُرِappear
باكرَ بالنّأيِ فلم يحضُرِ
He came early with his flute—if only he
He piped early with the flute - would that he
Had hastened to keep away and never appeared!
Had piped early with remoteness and not attended
ومرّand he went on فيthrough شتىvarious أفانينِهhis styles
ومرّ في شتى أفانينِه
فنحنُso we شتّىscattered عنهaway from him فيin المحْضَرِthe gathering
فنحنُ شتّى عنه في المحْضَرِ
And he ran through his many styles;
And he passed by in diverse places of his
So we scattered from him in the gathering,
While we are diverse from him in the assembly
منbecause of رَخَمٍvultures يُطرِشُdeafens آذانَناour ears
من رَخَمٍ يُطرِشُ آذانَنا
وحازقٍand a farter يقبضُseizes بالمنخرby the nostril
وحازقٍ يقبضُ بالمنخر
At vulture-cries that deafened our ears
With harshness that deafens our ears
And farting that seized us by the nose.
And spite that clutches the nostrils
وبعدand after هذاكthat وذاand this ماnot ابتداhe began
وبعد هذاك وذا ما ابتدا
إلاexcept وكلُّand everyone قائلٍsaying مَنْwho خَريshat
إلا وكلُّ قائلٍ مَنْ خَري
And after this and that, he never began
And after this and that he did not begin
Without everyone saying, “Who shat?”
Except that every speaker went too far
Sol 6.1