أيهاO البائعthe seller الجليلillustrious أَجلyes أنyou (first part)
أيها البائع الجليل أَجل أن
تyou (completion) عليمwell acquainted بهذهwith these الأحوالِcircumstances
ت عليم بهذه الأحوالِ
O illustrious seller—yes, you
O venerable seller, be aware
know these circumstances well.
That you are learned in these affairs
غصبكyour seizing الشعرpoetry بالنساياon credit علىtoward البصBasra (first part)
غصبك الشعر بالنسايا على البص
رةBasra (completion) والأنحدارand traveling downstream غيرnot حلالِlawful
رة والأنحدار غير حلالِ
Your seizing poetry on credit, bound for Basra,
Your poetry was taken by force for the young ladies
and traveling downstream are unlawful.
On the carpet and the inclines - it is not lawful
هاتcome now قلtell ليto me لمنto whom أطالبI make a claim أنif (apparently intended) جئcome (verb fragment)
هات قل لي لمن أطالب أن جئ
تyou (verb ending) بوجهwith a face مصفرyellowed وطحالِand an ailing spleen
ت بوجه مصفر وطحالِ
Come, tell me: to whom shall I make my claim if you come
Say to me, for whom should I seek
with a yellowed face and an ailing spleen?
When you came with a sallow face and spleen
ثمthen دعleave ذاthat إنif وسطتكcut you in two الحراميthe robbers (first part)
ثم دع ذا إن وسطتك الحرامي
ةthe robbers (completion) فيon طرقroads واسطماWasit + what (fused) ماwhat احتياليmy recourse
ة في طرق واسطما ما احتيالي
Then leave that aside: if the robbers cut you in two
Then leave this - if your racketeering
on the roads of Wasit—what, what recourse have I?
Is on the roads and centers of Wastat, it is not strategy
وإذاand if ماemphatic particle سلمتyou escape safely واللهand God يكفيsuffices
وإذا ما سلمت والله يكفي
وتسلمتand you receive معظمmost of الأموالِthe money
وتسلمت معظم الأموالِ
And if you escape safely—and God suffices—
And if you are safe, and God is enough
and receive most of the money,
And you are safe with most of the money
غسآتيunclear; likely 'then I shall come' وأنتwhile you فيin حبسprison قطبQutb إليهto him (possibly a corrupted name fragment)
غسآتي وأنت في حبس قطب إليه
دينDin ('faith,' in the apparent name) تحتbeneath السباthe mustaches (first part) لفيmustaches (completion) + in الأغلالِthe fetters
دين تحت السبا لفي الأغلالِ
Then I shall come [reading uncertain], while you are in the prison of Qutb al-
Wash me while you are imprisoned in the pole
Din [name reading uncertain], beneath the mustaches, in fetters.
With a debt under the prison in shackles
وأناديand I cry out باللهby God لاdo not تخرجوهbring him out (you plural)
وأنادي بالله لا تخرجوه
إنif فعلتمyou do (plural) الأعلىthe highest (probably corrupt here) حمالِa porter
إن فعلتم الأعلى حمالِ
And I cry out: By God, do not bring him out!
And I call God - do not let him out
If you do, [apparently: only borne by] a porter.
If you do, the Most High will carry
Sol 6.1