نَاقِصُdeficient العَقلِin reason مَنwhoever يُعَارِضُopposes مَرءاًa man
نَاقِصُ العَقلِ مَن يُعَارِضُ مَرءاً
نَصَرَhas upheld اللهُGod مَاwhat يَقُولُhe says بِفِيهِwith his mouth
نَصَرَ اللهُ مَا يَقُولُ بِفِيهِ
Lacking in reason is he who opposes a man
Whose mouth speaks words that God has upheld.
قُوَّةُstrength; boldness الفَمِof the mouth مَنwhoever يُعَارِضُchallenges فَمًّاa mouth
قُوَّةُ الفَمِ مَن يُعَارِضُ فَمًّا
تَفَلَspat الشَّيخُthe sheikh فِيهِinto it سَعدُSaad أبِيهِAbih
تَفَلَ الشَّيخُ فِيهِ سَعدُ أبِيهِ
How bold of tongue is he who challenges a mouth
Into which Sheikh Saad Abih has spat.
إِنَّindeed لِلشَّاعِرِfor the poet الشَّهِيرِrenowned لَصَوتاًsurely a voice
إِنَّ لِلشَّاعِرِ الشَّهِيرِ لَصَوتاً
جُمِعَwere gathered الحُسنُbeauty واللَّذَاذَةُand sweetness فِيهِin it
جُمِعَ الحُسنُ واللَّذَاذَةُ فِيهِ
Indeed, the renowned poet has a voice
In which beauty and sweetness are united.
Sol 6.1