مودّةُfriendship إخوانِcompanions النبيذِthe wine سُلافةٌchoice wine
مودّةُ إخوانِ النبيذِ سُلافةٌ
يبولونهاthey urinate it out عندat انقضاءthe ending of المجالسِthe gatherings
يبولونها عند انقضاء المجالسِ
The friendship of drinking companions is choice wine;
The affection of wine drinking friends is pleasant,
They piss it out when the gatherings end.
They urinate it away when the drinking ends,
فبيناso, at one moment نراهمwe see them أهلَpeople of إلفaffection وأثْرةٍand favor
فبينا نراهم أهلَ إلف وأثْرةٍ
وبيناand at another moment نراهمwe see them بينهمamong them حربwar داحسDahis
وبينا نراهم بينهم حرب داحس
One moment we see them as men of affection and favor;
While we see them as people of friendliness and influence,
And another, we see the war of Dahis among them.
While we see them fighting among themselves like Dahis and Ghabra
فأمّاbut as for إذاwhen نادينهمcall upon them لملمّةٍfor a calamity
فأمّا إذا نادينهم لملمّةٍ
فنادُواthen call upon التصاويرَthe images التيthat فيin الكنائسthe churches
فنادُوا التصاويرَ التي في الكنائس
But when you call upon them in a calamity,
But when called upon for an attack
Then call upon the images in the churches.
They call upon the icons in churches.
Sol 6.1