قُل لِمَن يَدَّعي سُلَيماً سَفاهاً

قُل لِمَن يَدَّعي سُلَيماً سَفاهاً

لَستَ مِنها وَلا قُلامَةَ ظُفرِ

لَستَ مِنها وَلا قُلامَةَ ظُفرِ

Say to him who foolishly claims descent from Sulaym:

Tell the one who falsely claims to be from the tribe of Sulaym,

Say to him who claims the tribe of Sulaym in folly:

You are not of that tribe—not even a fingernail clipping.

You are not from it, not even a fingernail.

You are not of their kin, not even a fingernail's paring.

إِنَّما أَنتَ مِن سُلَيمٍ كَواوٍ

إِنَّما أَنتَ مِن سُلَيمٍ كَواوٍ

أُلحِقَت في الهِجاءِ ظُلماً بِعَمروِ

أُلحِقَت في الهِجاءِ ظُلماً بِعَمروِ

You are of Sulaym only as the letter wāw,

Rather, you are from Sulaym like an additional Waw,

You are to Sulaym only like that silent 'Waw',

Unjustly appended to ʿAmr in spelling.

Who was unjustly included in satire with ‘Amr.

Wrongfully attached to the spelling of 'Amr.