ياO عُمَرُUmar الطّلاّءُthe painter إياكَbeware (you) أنْthat
يا عُمَرُ الطّلاّءُ إياكَ أنْ
تعرِضَyou confront ليme ياO عُمرُUmar الطّلاّthe painter
تعرِضَ لي يا عُمرُ الطّلاّ
O Umar the painter, beware lest
O Umar, beware of confronting me, O Umar the tall
you cross me, O Umar the painter.
By God, if I unsheathe the sword of satire
واللهand by God إنif جرّدْتُI unsheathed سيفَthe sword of الهِجاsatire
والله إن جرّدْتُ سيفَ الهِجا
فأُغمِدَتْthen it was sheathed شفْرتُهُits blade إلاexcept
فأُغمِدَتْ شفْرتُهُ إلا
And by God, if I draw the sword of satire,
Its blade will be sheathed only after
then its blade is sheathed—except...
Partial English translation: 3 of 4 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1