أَلَمdid ... not? تَرَواyou (plural) see لِلعَجَبِat the wonder العَجيبِthe astonishing
أَلَم تَرَوا لِلعَجَبِ العَجيبِ
إِنَّindeed بَنيthe sons of قِلابَةَQilābah القُلوبِthe hearts
إِنَّ بَني قِلابَةَ القُلوبِ
Have you not seen the astonishing wonder?
Have you not seen how strange is the wonderful
Indeed, the sons of Qilābah al-Qulūb—
For the people of Qilaba have fickle hearts
أُنوفُهُمtheir noses مِالفَخرِfrom pride فيin أُسلوبِa manner or bearing
أُنوفُهُم مِالفَخرِ في أُسلوبِ
وَشَعَرُand the hair الأَستاهِof the buttocks بِالجَبوبِon the earth
وَشَعَرُ الأَستاهِ بِالجَبوبِ
Their noses are held high with pride,
Their noses in pride of manner and style
And the hair of their buttocks lies on the earth.
And the hair of the youngster with perfume smeared
ياO رَخَماًvultures قاظَspent the summer عَلىon يَنخوبِYankhūb
يا رَخَماً قاظَ عَلى يَنخوبِ
يُعجِلُhurries كَفَّthe hand of الخارِئِthe defecator المُطيبِthe one wiping himself clean
يُعجِلُ كَفَّ الخارِئِ المُطيبِ
O vultures that summered on Yankhūb,
Oh, the coarse fellow vigilant for the hunt
Hurrying the hand of the defecator wiping himself clean!
Who with hand makes haste the perfumed to seize
أَهلُpeople of النُهىreason وَالحَسَبِand ancestral honor الحَسيبِdistinguished
أَهلُ النُهى وَالحَسَبِ الحَسيبِ
وَالخَمرِand wine وَالتِرياقِand theriac (an antidote) وَالزَبيبِand raisins
وَالخَمرِ وَالتِرياقِ وَالزَبيبِ
People of reason and distinguished ancestral honor,
The people of virtue, dignity and poise
And of wine, theriac, and raisins.
Of wine, and syrup and raisins to appease
Sol 6.1