وَليand I have صَاحِبٌa companion نَحْسٌill luck علىto كُلِّevery صَاحِبِcompanion
وَلي صَاحِبٌ نَحْسٌ على كُلِّ صَاحِبِ
هوhe الدّاءُthe disease أَعْياproved intractable أَنْto يُصيبَfind دَواءَa remedy
هو الدّاءُ أَعْيا أَنْ يُصيبَ دَواءَ
And I have a companion who brings ill luck to every companion.
I have a friend who brings misfortune to every friend
He is the disease for which no remedy can be found.
He is an incurable disease that cannot be cured
أَخَفُّthe lightest الوَرىmortals عَقْلاًin intellect وأَثْقَلُand the heaviest طَلْعَةًin countenance
أَخَفُّ الوَرى عَقْلاً وأَثْقَلُ طَلْعَةً
وأَفْحَمُand the most tongue-tied إِلاَّexcept أَنْto يَقولَsay خَطاءَsomething wrong
وأَفْحَمُ إِلاَّ أَنْ يَقولَ خَطاءَ
The lightest of mortals in intellect, and the heaviest in countenance,
He is the lightest in intellect of all people and the heaviest in appearance
And the most tongue-tied—except when saying something wrong.
Yet he is most eloquent, unless he speaks nonsense
Sol 6.1