وفقحةand an anus كالحوتlike a whale فيin ابتلاعهاits swallowing
وفقحة كالحوت في ابتلاعها
يعجزis unable بيتhouse المالthe money عنto إشباعهاsating it
يعجز بيت المال عن إشباعها
And an anus like a whale in its swallowing:
Like a whale in its devouring,
The treasury cannot sate it
The treasury cannot satisfy its craving,
منwith الغراميلthe penises وعنand to إرضاعهاsuckling it
من الغراميل وعن إرضاعها
ماءsemen الرجالof men غايةthe full extent of ارتضاعهاits suckling
ماء الرجال غاية ارتضاعها
With penises, or suckle it
For trinkets or for suckling it,
With men's semen to the full extent of its suckling.
Men's water is the limit of its suckling.
يعويhowls عبيدʿUbayd اللهAllāh منbecause of إضباعهاits being in heat
يعوي عبيد الله من إضباعها
واسعةwide الخرقthe rent علىfor رقاعهاits menders
واسعة الخرق على رقاعها
ʿUbayd Allāh howls because it is in heat.
Ubaydullah bellows because of its milking,
Its rent is too wide for its menders;
Capacious in the rents of its patches,
فالأرضso the earth كالبقعةlike a patch منamong بقاعهاits tracts
فالأرض كالبقعة من بقاعها
لوif ذرعتit were measured شقتit would be difficult علىfor ذُرّاعهاits measurers
لو ذرعت شقت على ذُرّاعها
So the earth is like a patch among its tracts.
So the earth is like a region of its regions
Were it measured, it would tax its measurers.
If it were measured it would tear at its cubits
فهوso he سخيgenerous النفسof spirit عنregarding إقطاعهاgranting it as land
فهو سخي النفس عن إقطاعها
ليتif only لعينيهfor his two eyes منof اتساعهاits breadth
ليت لعينيه من اتساعها
So he is generous in granting it away as land.
Thus he is generous of spirit against depriving it
If only his eyes had of its breadth
Would that his eyes had, of its wideness,
ماwhat لاستِهِfor his arse منof صحنهاits expanse وقاعهاand its floor
ما لاستِهِ من صحنها وقاعها
What his arse has of its expanse and floor.
What his desire has of its bowl and basin.
Sol 6.1