ليI have علىover الناسthe people فضلsuperiority نظمverse وعلمand learning
لي على الناس فضل نظم وعلم
منwhoever أباهdenied it هجوتهI lampooned him وأباهand his father
من أباه هجوته وأباه
I surpass others in verse and learning.
Whoever denies it, I lampoon him and his father.
وإذاand when ماemphatic particle أتىhe came صفعتI slapped قفاهhis nape
وإذا ما أتى صفعت قفاه
وقفاand the nape منwhoever أعانهhelped him وقفاهand followed him
وقفا من أعانه وقفاه
And whenever he comes, I slap his nape,
And the nape of whoever helps him and follows him.
رحمmay have mercy اللَهGod منwhoever أرادdesired محالاthe impossible
رحم اللَه من أراد محالا
فنهاهthen restrained him عنfrom المحالthe impossible نهاهhis reason
فنهاه عن المحال نهاه
May God have mercy on one who desired the impossible,
And whose reason then restrained him from the impossible.
Sol 6.1