لناwe have صديقa friend راسهُhis head مثلهlike him
لنا صديق راسهُ مثله
وطولهand his height منthan راسهhis head أعجبmore astonishing
وطوله من راسه أعجب
We have a friend whose head is as large as all of him;
We have a friend whose head is as big as he is;
and his height is stranger still than his head.
and his height is stranger still than his head.
مذهبهhis way الجمعhoarding وماand not إنemphasis reinforcing negation لهfor him
مذهبه الجمع وما إن له
فيin نزرa little ماwhat يجمعهhe hoards it مذهبa way of spending
في نزر ما يجمعه مذهب
His creed is hoarding, yet he has no way
Hoarding is his way, and he has no
to part with the least of what he gathers.
way of spending even a little of what he hoards.
يطلبhe asks for منfrom جيرانهhis neighbors مرهماointment
يطلب من جيرانه مرهما
كأنماas though فيin جيبهhis pocket عقربa scorpion
كأنما في جيبه عقرب
He asks his neighbors for a salve,
He asks his neighbors for ointment,
as though there were a scorpion in his pocket.
as though there were a scorpion in his pocket.
Sol 6.1