لَستَyou are not مِنof بابَةِthe class of المُلوكِthe kings أَباO Abū الal- (the; name continues)
لَستَ مِن بابَةِ المُلوكِ أَبا ال
عَبّاسِʿAbbās دَعهُمleave them فَشَأنُهُمfor their affairs غَيرُdifferent from شانِكyour affairs
عَبّاسِ دَعهُم فَشَأنُهُم غَيرُ شانِك
You are not of the kings' class, O Abū al-
You are not from the gate of kings, O Abul
ʿAbbās; leave them—their affairs are not yours.
Abbas, leave them be, their affair is other than yours
ماnot جَزاءُreward الوَزيرِthe minister مِنكَfrom you إِذاwhen اِخstart of 'singled you out'
ما جَزاءُ الوَزيرِ مِنكَ إِذا اِخ
تَصَّكَcompletion of 'singled you out' أَنthat تَستَمِرَّyou persist فيin إِدمانِكyour habitual indulgence
تَصَّكَ أَن تَستَمِرَّ في إِدمانِك
It is no reward from you to the minister, when he singles
What is the vizier's reward from you when he
you out, to persist in your habitual drinking.
privately advises you except that you persist in your addiction?
أَتُراهُdo you think he لاnot يَستَجيبُresponds لِإِمساstart of 'to your abstention'
أَتُراهُ لا يَستَجيبُ لِإِمسا
كِكَcompletion of 'to your abstention' سَردُchain mail العِراقِIraq تَحتَbeneath لِسانِكyour tongue
كِكَ سَردُ العِراقِ تَحتَ لِسانِك
Do you think he will not respond to your abstain-
Do you think Iraq's serried ranks will not respond
ing, with Iraq's chain mail beneath your tongue?
to your touch, under your command?
مُذsince نَهاناhe forbade us عَنِfrom المُدامِwine اِنتَهَيناwe abstained
مُذ نَهانا عَنِ المُدامِ اِنتَهَينا
مَعَdespite أَنّاthe fact that we نُعَدُّwe are counted مِنamong صِبيانِكyour lads
مَعَ أَنّا نُعَدُّ مِن صِبيانِك
Since he forbade us wine, we abstained,
Since you prohibited wine we abstained
although we are counted among your lads.
Although we are counted among your youths
Sol 6.1