لحيتهhis beard فيon وجههhis face بظرُa clitoris
لحيته في وجهه بظرُ
وأنفهand his nose فيon وجههhis face قبرُa grave
وأنفه في وجهه قبرُ
His beard upon his face is a clitoris.
And his nose upon his face is a grave.
وعقدُهُand his scowling الدهرَthroughout life فياso, oh ويلهُwoe to him
وعقدُهُ الدهرَ فيا ويلهُ
أوجهُهُis it his face المقبوحthe hideous والدهرand Time
أوجهُهُ المقبوح والدهر
And his lifelong scowling—oh, woe to him!
Is it his hideous face—and Time?
ياO نغلَbastard ماهانَMahan ألاis there no نُهيةًgood sense
يا نغلَ ماهانَ ألا نُهيةً
تنهاكrestrains you أنthat يأكلكdevours you الببرthe tiger
تنهاك أن يأكلك الببر
O bastard of Mahan, have you no sense
To keep you from being devoured by the tiger?
مارستَyou grappled with قِرناًan opponent باسلاًfierce لوif غداbecame
مارستَ قِرناً باسلاً لو غدا
قِرناًan opponent لهto him الصبرpatience بكىwould weep الصّبرpatience
قِرناً له الصبر بكى الصّبر
You have grappled with a fierce opponent; were
Patience his opponent, Patience would weep.
Sol 6.1