إلىto ابنِthe son of أبِيfather of النعامةthe ostrich والغُرَابِand the raven
إلى ابنِ أبِي النعامة والغُرَابِ
سلاماًa greeting مثلَlike تَرشافِsipping الرُّضَابِsweet saliva
سلاماً مثلَ تَرشافِ الرُّضَابِ
To the son of Abū al-Naʿāma wa-l-Ghurāb,
To the son of the ostrich and the crow
A greeting like sipping sweet saliva;
Greetings like the glistening of the dew
سلاماa greeting كانwas موجبهits cause إليهto him
سلاما كان موجبه إليه
جواباًa reply ضَلَّstrayed عنfrom صَوبشpossibly 'direction' (unclear form) الصوابِwhat is right
جواباً ضَلَّ عن صَوبش الصوابِ
A greeting to him, occasioned by
Greetings whose cause is to him
A reply that strayed from the course of what is right.
An answer that strayed from its proper course
Sol 6.1