عَرَفتُكِI have known you جَيِّداًwell ياO أُمَّmother of دَفرٍstench
عَرَفتُكِ جَيِّداً يا أُمَّ دَفرٍ
وَماand not إِنindeed (emphasis) زِلتِhave you ceased ظالِمَةًunjust فَزوليso be gone
وَما إِن زِلتِ ظالِمَةً فَزولي
I know you well, O Umm Dafr (Mother of Stench);
And you have never ceased to be unjust—so be gone!
دُعيتُI was called أَباfather of العَلاءِeminence وَذاكَand that مَينٌa lie
دُعيتُ أَبا العَلاءِ وَذاكَ مَينٌ
وَلَكِنand yet الصَحيحَthe correct name أَبوfather of النُزوليdecline
وَلَكِن الصَحيحَ أَبو النُزولي
I was called Abu al-Ala (Father of Eminence), and that is a lie;
But the true name is Abu al-Nuzul (Father of Decline).
أَغِيَّfolly? الطِفلِof the child مِنfrom بَعدِafter التَناهيfull maturity
أَغِيَّ الطِفلِ مِن بَعدِ التَناهي
وَضُعفَand weakness السَقبِof the male camel calf فيin حالِthe state of البُزولِcamel maturity
وَضُعفَ السَقبِ في حالِ البُزولِ
A child's folly after reaching maturity,
And a camel calf's weakness when fully grown?
Sol 6.1