أستغفرI ask forgiveness اللَّهGod منfor هجائيكاmy satire of you
أستغفر اللَّه من هجائيكا
وليسand is not هاجيكyour satirist آثماًsinful فيكاagainst you
وليس هاجيك آثماً فيكا
I ask God's forgiveness for my satire of you,
I seek forgiveness from Allah for my insults to you
And your satirist commits no sin against you.
Though I who insults you is not a sinner against you
لكننيbut I أتقِيam wary وأشفقُand I fear منof
لكنني أتقِي وأشفقُ من
تقصيرfalling short ماwhat قلتُI said عنof مخازيكاyour disgraceful deeds
تقصير ما قلتُ عن مخازيكا
But I am wary and fearful of
But I fear and worry lest
What I said falling short of your disgraceful deeds.
My words fall short of your virtues
ياO خالدَKhalid اللؤمِbaseness غيرَnot مُؤتشبٍof mixed lineage
يا خالدَ اللؤمِ غيرَ مُؤتشبٍ
سبقْتَyou have outstripped باللؤمin baseness منwhoever يُجاريكاvies with you
سبقْتَ باللؤم من يُجاريكا
O Khalid of baseness, of unmixed lineage,
O Khaled most vile, beyond reproach
You have outstripped in baseness whoever vies with you.
You have surpassed in vileness those who rival you
أنتyou صريحُpure-blooded اللئامthe scoundrels لاnot كذباًa lie
أنت صريحُ اللئام لا كذباً
وهمand they إذاwhen حُصّلواare scrutinized مواليكاyour clients
وهم إذا حُصّلوا مواليكا
You are pure-blooded among scoundrels—no lie—
You are frankly, not falsely vile
And they, when scrutinized, are your clients.
While they, if enumerated, are your followers
Sol 6.1