يقولsays علىʿAlī غعبنيgulped me down (literal sense; dialect uncertain) علىʿAlī ابنson of فلهFullah
يقول على غعبني على ابن فله
البيهسthe lion الشبthe young man التقيthe pious one
البيهس الشب التقي
ʿAlī says: ʿAlī ibn Fullah gulped me down,
The foolish youth said to the son of the deserter
The young, pious lion.
An inexperienced, naive young man
قدalready اكتسىhas donned لوfor himself (dialectal) الأصيلthe noble one; alternatively, late afternoon حلهa robe
قد اكتسى لو الأصيل حله
يجهشbursts into sobs تجاههbefore him ماwhatever لقىhe encountered
يجهش تجاهه ما لقى
The noble one has donned himself a robe;
If only the noble youth had solved his problem
Whatever he encounters bursts into sobs before him.
He turns towards him, finding nothing
يبدىappears علىover الدمthe blood النكيرdreadful سعلهa she-ghoul
يبدى على الدم النكير سعله
باسنانwith teeth مثلlike العولقيthe ʿAwlaqī (referent uncertain)
باسنان مثل العولقي
Over dreadful blood he appears a ghoul,
He shows the unwanted blood on his teeth
With teeth like the ʿAwlaqī.
With teeth like twisting branches
يخلىleaves الفيرانthe mice بسيسa little cat بسلهin a basket (uncertain)
يخلى الفيران بسيس بسله
إذاwhen بداappears منfrom موشقيMawshaqī (unclear name or dialectal term)
إذا بدا من موشقي
A little cat leaves the mice in a basket,
He leaves the rats a marked path
When he emerges from Mawshaqī.
When he starts from the burrow
قدindeed صحwas confirmed موتهhis death فيin الطبيقal-Ṭabīq (referent uncertain) خلهregard it as
قد صح موته في الطبيق خله
كذبa lie انindeed منwhoever دورsearched لقىfound
كذب ان من دور لقى
His death in al-Ṭabīq was confirmed—regard that as
His death in the mud was certain
A lie: indeed, whoever searched found him.
It's a lie if he found a house
إذاwhen خرجhe went out للصيدto hunt مدstretched out سبلهhis beard
إذا خرج للصيد مد سبله
هيit والشواربand the moustaches تلتقىmeet
هي والشوارب تلتقى
When he goes hunting, he stretches out his beard;
When he went hunting, he stretched his robes
It and his moustaches meet.
They and his moustache meet
وإنand if تقعمhe opens his mouth wide خلتyou would imagine جرفthe cliff of عبلهʿAblah; possibly a large rock
وإن تقعم خلت جرف عبله
فيat جنبthe side of فمهhis mouth خزوقيa stake; possibly my stake
في جنب فمه خزوقي
And if he gapes, you would take ʿAblah’s cliff
If he yawned, he left a cliff with his mouth
For a stake beside his mouth.
Next to his mouth a gaping hole
ونفسand the very رأسهhis head والعياذand refuge باللَهin God
ونفس رأسه والعياذ باللَه
يدكمbutts زحلSaturn بالمفرقwith the crown of the head
يدكم زحل بالمفرق
And his very head—God preserve us—
By God, his breath and the protection of God
Butts Saturn with its crown.
Decimates Saturn through the skull suture
وجلسةand a stay الدنياin this world قليلbrief وشلهand a trickle
وجلسة الدنيا قليل وشله
وبعدand after حمرانḤumrān ماnothing بقىremained
وبعد حمران ما بقى
And a stay in this world is brief, a mere trickle;
And the session of life was short and paralyzed him
And after Ḥumrān, nothing remained.
And after red there was nothing left
والخوضand plunging فيinto العاجلthe passing worldly life عناtoil وشغلهand preoccupation
والخوض في العاجل عنا وشغله
والسعدand happiness فيin الدنياthis world التقىpiety
والسعد في الدنيا التقى
And plunging into this passing world is toil and distraction;
And being busy with the immediate distracts us from it
And happiness in this world is piety.
While good fortune in life comes to the focused
Sol 6.1