بأبيmay my father be ransom for وجهٌa face مضيءٌradiant
بأبي وجهٌ مضيءٌ
ولباسٌand attire بَرْمَكيُّBarmakid
ولباسٌ بَرْمَكيُّ
My father be ransom for a radiant face,
And Barmakid attire,
وفَتِيٌّand a youth حسنُhandsome in القاstature (first part)
وفَتِيٌّ حسنُ القا
مةِstature (completion) والقَدِّand build سَرِيُّnoble
مةِ والقَدِّ سَرِيُّ
And a youth, handsome in
Stature and build, noble;
فيهin him تأنيثٌfemininity وتَخنيand effeminacy (first part)
فيه تأنيثٌ وتَخني
ثٌeffeminacy (completion) وحلمٌand forbearance أحْنَفيُّlike al-Ahnaf's
ثٌ وحلمٌ أحْنَفيُّ
In him are femininity and effeminacy,
And forbearance like al-Ahnaf's.
ومُحالٌand it is impossible يعشقُloves passionately التخeffeminacy (first part)
ومُحالٌ يعشقُ التخ
نيثَeffeminacy (completion) إلاexcept حَلَقِيُّa sodomite
نيثَ إلا حَلَقِيُّ
And none can love effeminacy
Except a sodomite.
قيلit was said ليto me إنَّthat أباهhis father
قيل لي إنَّ أباه
شِيروِيٌّShirawi نبطيُّNabataean
شِيروِيٌّ نبطيُّ
I was told that his father
Is Shirawi, a Nabataean.
فلئنso if indeed كانhe was كماas قيwas said (first part)
فلئن كان كما قي
لَwas said (completion) فجِسمٌthen a body نَبَويُّprophetic
لَ فجِسمٌ نَبَويُّ
So if he is as they say,
Then his is a prophetic body:
لأبيهِfor his father فيهin him لاno شكْdoubt (first part)
لأبيهِ فيه لا شكْ
كَdoubt (completion) شَرِيكٌa partner هاشميُّHashemite
كَ شَرِيكٌ هاشميُّ
His father has in him, without doubt,
A Hashemite partner.
Sol 6.1