قالواthey said هجاكhe lampooned you أبوfather of حفصHafs فقلتso I said لهمto them
قالوا هجاك أبو حفص فقلت لهم
عرضيmy honor علىfor ذاكthat man وقْفٌan endowment آخرuntil the end of الأبدِeternity
عرضي على ذاك وقْفٌ آخر الأبدِ
They said, “Abu Hafs has lampooned you.” I told them:
They said Abu Hafs has satirized you, so I said to them:
“My honor is an endowment for that man until eternity’s end,
My honor is pledged to him for all eternity
بحاجةٍin return for a favor إنif قضاهاhe grants it وهيand it is هينةٌeasy
بحاجةٍ إن قضاها وهي هينةٌ
يُنَزِّهُtakes for a pleasant outing الشيخُthe old man فيamong تلكthose الصُّحونthe platters يديmy hand
يُنَزِّهُ الشيخُ في تلك الصُّحون يدي
in return for one favor—if he grants it, and it is easy—
If he needs a small favor from me
that the old man let my hand roam for pleasure over those platters.
The Shaikh's hand will be kept clean of those chargers
منwho ليfor me بذاكwith that وعرْضيand my honor ماas long as حييتُI live لهfor him
من لي بذاك وعرْضي ما حييتُ له
بلاwithout قَصَاصٍretaliation ولاnor عقلٍblood money ولاnor قَوَدِretaliatory execution
بلا قَصَاصٍ ولا عقلٍ ولا قَوَدِ
Who will secure that for me? My honor, as long as I live, is his,
Who can help me in this? My honor is pledged to him
without retaliation, blood money, or retaliatory execution.
Without retaliation, sanity, or execution
تباركblessed is اللّهGod ماhow أحلىsweet مَصَافِعَهُhis slappable spots
تبارك اللّه ما أحلى مَصَافِعَهُ
علىupon البنانthe fingertips وأنداهاand how cooling they are علىupon الكبدِthe liver
على البنان وأنداها على الكبدِ
Blessed be God! How sweet his slappable spots are
Blessed is God! How sweet are his blows
to the fingertips, and how cooling to the liver!”
Upon the cheeks and his coos upon the liver
Sol 6.1