إنif كنتَyou were يوماًone day مبارزاًa duelist فابرزْthen come forth
إن كنتَ يوماً مبارزاً فابرزْ
ليسthere is not سوىother than الموتِdeath حاجزٌa barrier يُحْجِزْthat restrains
ليس سوى الموتِ حاجزٌ يُحْجِزْ
If ever you are a duelist, come forth.
If you're ever a challenger, come out
No barrier holds you back but death.
Nothing but death holds one back
تعالَcome فالبسْthen put on معيwith me وألْبَسُand I shall put on منfrom
تعالَ فالبسْ معي وألْبَسُ من
نسجِthe weaving of السكاكينknives حُلَّتَيْtwo robes of قِرْمِزcrimson
نسجِ السكاكين حُلَّتَيْ قِرْمِز
Come, put on with me—and I too shall put on—
Come dress me in the robes
two crimson robes woven by knives.
Of interwoven daggers, crimson
وذاand this الفتىyoung man الرافقيُّthe Rafiqi فهوso he is أخيmy brother
وذا الفتى الرافقيُّ فهو أخي
والرافقيونand the Rafiqis أَمْرُهُمْtheir affair مُعْجِزastounding
والرافقيون أَمْرُهُمْ مُعْجِز
And this Rafiqi youth is my brother;
This lad accompanying me is my brother
and the Rafiqis' feats are astounding.
The Rāfiqīs, their affair is a miracle
شبْلُهُمُtheir cub الليثُthe lion فيin فُتُوَّتِهِhis youthful valor
شبْلُهُمُ الليثُ في فُتُوَّتِهِ
حينwhen تَفَاتىhe displays youthful valor وَفَرْخُهُمْand their fledgling كُرَّزa hawk
حين تَفَاتى وَفَرْخُهُمْ كُرَّز
Their cub is a lion in his youthful valor,
Their cubs are lions in their prime
when he shows his mettle, and their fledgling is a hawk.
When they're weaned, their chicks hawks
فَسِرْso advance إليهtoward him عقداًas a troop يَسِرْhe will advance بلداًas a town
فَسِرْ إليه عقداً يَسِرْ بلداً
أماdo you not تراهُsee him غضبانَangry مُسْتَوفِزpoised to spring
أما تراهُ غضبانَ مُسْتَوفِز
So advance upon him as a troop; he will advance as a whole town.
So travel to him a necklace that makes a land happy
Do you not see him angry, poised to spring?
Don't you see he's angry and provoked?
مَنِwho is الجُلَنْدَىal-Julanda وأنوand Anu- شروانَ-shirwan مَنwho is
مَنِ الجُلَنْدَى وأنو شروانَ مَن
شَاهَبُورُShahpur مَنْwho is هرمزHormuz
شَاهَبُورُ مَنْ هرمز
Who are al-Julanda and Anushirwan? Who is
Who's Jullanar and Anūshirwān? Who's
Shahpur? Who is Hormuz?
Shāhpuhr? Who's Hormuz?
هذاthis هوhe is الموتُdeath حينwhen يوجِزُmakes short work فيof
هذا هو الموتُ حين يوجِزُ في
قبضِseizing جميعِall النفوسِsouls أوor أوجزeven briefer
قبضِ جميعِ النفوسِ أو أوجز
This is death itself, when it makes short work of
This is death when it's concise in
seizing every soul—or shorter work still.
Grasping all souls, or more concise
مَنْwho غيرُother than ذاthis man زاحَمَjostled الجبالَthe mountains ومنand who
مَنْ غيرُ ذا زاحَمَ الجبالَ ومن
زَلْزَلَshook أركانهاtheir pillars وَمَنْand who هَزْهَزrocked violently
زَلْزَلَ أركانها وَمَنْ هَزْهَز
Who but this man has jostled mountains, and who
Who other than He made mountains collide
has shaken their pillars, and who has rocked them?
And made their pillars quake and shake?
مَنْwho فيin بحارseas of العذابِtorment يُعْجَنُis kneaded مذsince
مَنْ في بحار العذابِ يُعْجَنُ مذ
كانhe came to be وَمَنْand who فيin يحريقِهِits burning (unclear form) يُخْبَزis baked
كان وَمَنْ في يحريقِهِ يُخْبَز
Who is kneaded in seas of torment, ever since
Who in the seas of torment is kneaded
he came to be, and who is baked in its burning heat?
Since he was, and who in its blaze is baked?
مَنْfor whom ضربةُthe blow of السيفِthe sword حينwhen تَضْرِبُهُit strikes him
مَنْ ضربةُ السيفِ حين تَضْرِبُهُ
فيin وَجْهِهِhis face غَرْزُthe prick of إِبرةٍa needle تُغْرَزbeing driven in
في وَجْهِهِ غَرْزُ إِبرةٍ تُغْرَز
For whom is a sword-blow, when it strikes him
The stroke of a sword when it strikes him
in the face, just the prick of a needle driven in?
On his face is the stab of a needle stabbed
فتىa youth إذاwhen مَرَّhe passes مَرَّhe passes مرتدياًwearing
فتى إذا مَرَّ مَرَّ مرتدياً
رداءَa cloak of بزٍّcloth بالشرِّwith evil قدalready طُرِّزwas embroidered
رداءَ بزٍّ بالشرِّ قد طُرِّز
A youth who, when he passes, passes wearing
A lad, when he passed, passed wearing
a cloth cloak embroidered with evil.
A coat of mail interwoven with evil
قدalready حَزَّhas cut into ثِقْلُthe weight of الحديدِiron فيin جَسَدٍa body
قد حَزَّ ثِقْلُ الحديدِ في جَسَدٍ
منهof his بوخزِwith the pricks of السياطِwhips قدalready خُزِّزwas punctured
منه بوخزِ السياطِ قد خُزِّز
The weight of iron has cut into a body
The weight of iron has sunk into a body
of his, already punctured by the stings of whips.
From which, by the whip's blow, blood oozed
مُكرَّهٌdreaded لوif دعاhe summoned الحِمامَDeath إلىto الthe (continued next line)
مُكرَّهٌ لو دعا الحِمامَ إلى ال
برازِduel خافَwould fear الحِمامُDeath أَنْto يَبْرُزcome forth
برازِ خافَ الحِمامُ أَنْ يَبْرُز
A dreaded man: if he challenged Death to
A prisoner, if he called a dove to fight
a duel, Death would fear to come forth.
The dove would fear to come out
ياO جائزَprevailing in الأمرِcommand فيin السجونِthe prisons كماjust as
يا جائزَ الأمرِ في السجونِ كما
يجوزُprevails أَمْرُthe command of الأميرِthe prince أوor أَجْوَزmore effective
يجوزُ أَمْرُ الأميرِ أو أَجْوَز
O you whose command prevails in prisons, just as
O you whose command in prisons is allowed
a prince's command prevails—or more so!
As the prince's command is allowed, or more
قُطْبُpivot رحىthe mill of الفتكِslaughter أنتyou بَرَّزْتَhave excelled فيin الthe (continued next line)
قُطْبُ رحى الفتكِ أنت بَرَّزْتَ في ال
فتكِslaughter وذاand this الفتكُslaughter قيلَit was said قدindeed برَّزhas excelled
فتكِ وذا الفتكُ قيلَ قد برَّز
Pivot of the mill of slaughter, you have excelled in
Hub of the millstone of death, you brought out
slaughter—and this slaughter, they said, has excelled.
Death, and that death, they say, brought out
بحقِّby the right of مَنْone who أحرزَattained الفتوّةchivalry أوor
بحقِّ مَنْ أحرزَ الفتوّة أو
أحرزهاattained it عنهfrom him بعضُsome of مَنْthose who أحرزattained
أحرزها عنه بعضُ مَنْ أحرز
By the right of him who attained chivalry, or
By the right of the one who attained gallantry
from whom some who attained it acquired it—
Or who attained it through one who attained
مِنْamong مُطْلَقٍa free man جامزٍbounding بخنجرِهِwith his dagger
مِنْ مُطْلَقٍ جامزٍ بخنجرِهِ
أوor مُوثَقٍa shackled man فيin قيودِهِhis chains يَجْمُزbounding
أو مُوثَقٍ في قيودِهِ يَجْمُز
whether free, bounding with his dagger,
A freedman, lethal with his dagger
or shackled, bounding in his chains,
Or a chained man, his chains squeezing
مقارفٍone who tangles with كلَّeveryone مَنْwho يقارفُهُtangles with him
مقارفٍ كلَّ مَنْ يقارفُهُ
سكِّينُهُhis knife منfrom قِرابهاits sheath تَقْفِزleaps
سكِّينُهُ من قِرابها تَقْفِز
a man who tangles with anyone who tangles with him:
Assailant, all whom his knife assails
his knife leaps from its sheath.
From its sheath it jumps to assail
شأنَكَattend to this فانظرْthen look ماذاwhat لقيتُI suffered وماand what
شأنَكَ فانظرْ ماذا لقيتُ وما
ألقاهI suffer منfrom ذاthis المؤاجرِthe man who hires himself out المُنْتَزthe leaper
ألقاه من ذا المؤاجرِ المُنْتَز
Attend to this: see what I have suffered, and what
Your status, so see what I have met
I suffer from this leaping hireling.
And what he has met from this solicitor
مؤاجرٌa man who hires himself out يدّعيclaims affiliation إِليَّto me فكمand how often
مؤاجرٌ يدّعي إِليَّ فكم
أُهْمَزُI am reviled منon أَجلهhis account وكمand how often أَلمزI am mocked (uncertain vocalization)
أُهْمَزُ من أَجله وكم أَلمز
A hireling who claims to belong to me—how often
A solicitor claims damages from me, so how
I am reviled on his account, and how often mocked!
I'm blamed because of him and squeezed
نَفَّقَmarketed بيthrough me نَفْسَهُhimself ألستَare you not ترىseeing
نَفَّقَ بي نَفْسَهُ ألستَ ترى
بأَيِّwith what إِشفَاawl إِجارَةٍof hire يُخْرَزhe is stitched through
بأَيِّ إِشفَا إِجارَةٍ يُخْرَز
He marketed himself through me; do you not see
He wasted himself on me, don't you see
with what awl-for-hire he is stitched through?
With what healing the damages are patched?
ياO أَسَدُAsad الشيءُthe thing أنتyou تملكُهُown it
يا أَسَدُ الشيءُ أنت تملكُهُ
فاذهبْso go فبدِّدْand squander إِنif شئتَyou wish أوor أَحْرِزkeep safe
فاذهبْ فبدِّدْ إِن شئتَ أو أَحْرِز
O Asad, you own the thing;
O lion, you own the affair
go, squander it if you wish, or keep it safe.
So go and disperse it if you wish, or keep it
لستَyou are not غلاميmy boy فأيّماso whichever وَتدٍstake
لستَ غلامي فأيّما وَتدٍ
أردتَyou want قفزاًa leap عليهonto it قُمْget up فاقفزthen leap
أردتَ قفزاً عليه قُمْ فاقفز
You are not my boy; whichever stake
You're not my slave, so whichever peg
you want to leap upon, get up and leap!
You wanted to jump on, go ahead and jump
تعالَcome حتىso that تبيعَyou may sell فيin حلبٍAleppo
تعالَ حتى تبيعَ في حلبٍ
إنif كنتyou were تشكوcomplaining of الكسادَslack trade فيin كِلِّزKilliz
إن كنت تشكو الكسادَ في كِلِّز
Come, so that you can sell yourself in Aleppo,
Come sell in Aleppo
if you complain of slack trade in Killiz.
If you complain of stagnation in Kiliz
فيin (unclear here) تحسبنَّyou surely suppose الهوىpassion بحالتهin its state
في تحسبنَّ الهوى بحالته
طارَhas flown جرادُthe locusts of الهوىpassion وماand did not غَرَّزlay eggs
طارَ جرادُ الهوى وما غَرَّز
[Opening unclear] You suppose passion is as it was;
You reckon passion in its state
passion's locusts have flown away and laid no eggs.
Flew off. The locusts of passion didn't alight.
ياO للنَّصارىto the Christians (appeal) لماfor what جنىperpetrated أسَدٌAsad
يا للنَّصارى لما جنى أسَدٌ
هوhe ابنُthe son of يعقوبَYa'qub ذلكthat الجُرْبُزcunning rogue
هو ابنُ يعقوبَ ذلك الجُرْبُز
O Christians—what Asad has perpetrated!
O you Christians, when a lion abstracted
He is Ya'qub's son, that cunning rogue.
He's Jacob's son, that scabies-covered one
أماis there not لأسقُفِّكِمْfor your bishop وَبَطْرَكِكُمْand your patriarch
أما لأسقُفِّكِمْ وَبَطْرَكِكُمْ
فيمنin one who جَنىcommitted مثلَthe like of ماwhat جَنىhe committed مَغْمَزgrounds for censure
فيمن جَنى مثلَ ما جَنى مَغْمَز
Have your bishop and your patriarch no
As for your bishop and patriarch
grounds to censure one who has done what he has done?
Among those from whom it abstracted like one abstracted
جامُوسa buffalo ذبحٍfor slaughter جمَّplentiful in المعالِفfeeding troughs قدalready
جامُوس ذبحٍ جمَّ المعالِف قد
صُيِّرَwas made ready للذبحِfor slaughter ثمthen قدalready لُزِّزwas bound tightly
صُيِّرَ للذبحِ ثم قد لُزِّز
A slaughter-buffalo, with plentiful feeding troughs, has
Sheep for slaughter, the sacrificial altars filled
been readied for slaughter, then trussed tight.
Made for slaughter, then squeezed
أخْشَنُrougher منthan قُنْفُذٍa hedgehog وأخنزُand stinkier منthan
أخْشَنُ من قُنْفُذٍ وأخنزُ من
تيسٍa billy-goat فبعداًso away with للأَخْشَنِthe rough one الأخْنَزthe stinking one
تيسٍ فبعداً للأَخْشَنِ الأخْنَز
Rougher than a hedgehog, and stinkier than
More adder-like than a hedgehog and more billy-goat-like than a goat, so shame on the adder-like billy goat
a billy-goat—away with the rough, stinking wretch!
As if a black-haired female goat donated her outfit to him
كأَنماas though اصّدَّقَتْshe gave in charity بحلتهاwith her coat
كأَنما اصّدَّقَتْ بحلتها
عليهto him عَنْزٌa she-goat سوادءُblack أوor أعْنُزshe-goats
عليه عَنْزٌ سوادءُ أو أعْنُز
It is as though she had donated her coat
He's an expert in shearing, so if his years are reckoned
to him—a black she-goat, or several she-goats.
He's mature, but then didn't twist
قدhas حَذِقَmastered النَّتْفَhair-plucking فهوso he إِنْif حُسِبَتْare counted
قد حَذِقَ النَّتْفَ فهو إِنْ حُسِبَتْ
سِنُوهُhis years كَهْلٌmiddle-aged وبعدُand still ماnot لَوَّزsprouted cheek-whiskers
سِنُوهُ كَهْلٌ وبعدُ ما لَوَّز
He has mastered hair-plucking; if you count
His forehead is his shield. His brains
his years, he is middle-aged, yet has not sprouted whiskers.
Are focused on piercing flesh with a spear embedded in his shield.
فَقْحَتُهُhis anus تُرْسُهُhis shield فهمَّتُهُand his desire
فَقْحَتُهُ تُرْسُهُ فهمَّتُهُ
فيin رمحِa spear of لحمٍflesh فيin تُرْسِهِhis shield يُرْكَزis planted
في رمحِ لحمٍ في تُرْسِهِ يُرْكَز
His anus is his shield, and his desire
Ask about the corridors and trenches—how many
is for a spear of flesh to be planted in his shield.
A trench in his lifetime and how many corridors?
سلِask الدهاليزَthe passageways والخنادقَand the trenches كمhow often
سلِ الدهاليزَ والخنادقَ كم
خنْدَقَfrequented trenches فيin دْهرِهِhis lifetime وكمand how often دَهْلَزfrequented passageways
خنْدَقَ في دْهرِهِ وكم دَهْلَز
Ask the passageways and trenches how often
How many slaughterhouses have you seen their destruction in?
he has frequented trenches in his life, and how often passageways.
And how many kitchens and bakeries?
كمhow many مجزرٍa slaughterhouse قدindeed رأَيتًَyou have seen مصْرَعَهhis fall
كم مجزرٍ قد رأَيتًَ مصْرَعَه
فيهin it وكمand how many مطبخٍa kitchen وكمand how many مَخْبَزa bakery
فيه وكم مطبخٍ وكم مَخْبَز
How many slaughterhouses have you seen him laid low
Defective but raised on him, so how much
in—and how many kitchens, and how many bakeries!
He's patched up, my brothers, and how much squeezed!
شَكْزٌfucking ولكنand yet نشَاhe grew up عليهon it فكمand how often
شَكْزٌ ولكن نشَا عليه فكم
يُشكَزُhe is fucked ياO إخوتيmy brothers وكمand how often يُلْكَزhe is jabbed
يُشكَزُ يا إخوتي وكم يُلْكَز
Fucking—yet he grew up on it; how often
I have not seen his like, so how can I see
he is fucked, my brothers, and how often jabbed!
A treasure of an heir lodged inside him?
لمnot أرI have seen شِبْهاًa likeness لهto him وكيفand how could أرىI see
لم أر شِبْهاً له وكيف أرى
كنزَa hoard of أيورٍcocks فيin جَوْفِهِhis interior يكنزis hoarded
كنزَ أيورٍ في جَوْفِهِ يكنز
I have seen nothing like him—and how could I see
When he descends to the rug sprawled out
a hoard of cocks hoarded inside him?
He measures himself from paunch to paunch
إذاwhen هوىhe drops للبساطِonto the carpet منبسطاًsprawled out
إذا هوى للبساطِ منبسطاً
قدَّرَhe measures منfrom بروزٍa protrusion إلىto بروزa protrusion
قدَّرَ من بروزٍ إلى بروز
When he falls sprawling on the carpet,
His touch is like a boulder's surface
he measures from one protrusion to another.
Pelted above with smooth pebbles
فهوso he كصخرِlike the rock of اللُّكامِal-Lukkam ملْمسُهُhis feel
فهو كصخرِ اللُّكامِ ملْمسُهُ
قدhas ذُرَّbeen scattered منfrom فوقهabove it الحصىgravel الأمعزrough and hard
قد ذُرَّ من فوقه الحصى الأمعز
He feels like the rock of al-Lukkam to the touch,
If an elephant stomped on him a year
with rough gravel scattered over it.
It wouldn't sense the elephant stomping
لوif رهزَthrust sexually الفيلُthe elephant فوقهatop him سنةًa year
لو رهزَ الفيلُ فوقه سنةً
لمnot يدرِhe would know بالفيلِof the elephant أنهthat it يرهزwas thrusting sexually
لم يدرِ بالفيلِ أنه يرهز
If an elephant thrust atop him for a year,
God isn't incapable—just the opinion of my father
he would not notice the elephant thrusting.
Uthman about him. His opinion is the most incapable.
لاmay not أَعجزrender powerless اللهُGod غيرexcept رأيthe judgment of أبيAbu
لا أَعجز اللهُ غير رأي أبي
عثمانَUthman فيهconcerning him فرأيهfor his judgment الأعجزthe feeblest
عثمانَ فيه فرأيه الأعجز
May God make no judgment fail except Abu
What's wrong with him? He sold a blessing for misery.
Uthman's concerning him—his judgment is the feeblest.
Doesn't he know how? And he didn't distinguish.
ماwhat بالهُis the matter with him باعhe sold نعمةًa blessing بشقاfor misery
ما بالهُ باع نعمةً بشقا
أمَاdid he not درىknow كيفَhow ذاthis ولاnor مَيَّزdiscern
أمَا درى كيفَ ذا ولا مَيَّز
What possessed him to sell a blessing for misery?
Marwan's son slipped in a way that disgraced
Did he not know how this was, nor discern it?
So the secret's symbol in him was exposed by one who encoded secrets.
زلَّslipped ابنُthe son of مروانَMarwan زلَّةًa slip علنتthat became public
زلَّ ابنُ مروانَ زلَّةً علنت
فأعلنَthen publicized الرمزَthe hint فيهabout him منْwhoever أرمزhinted
فأعلنَ الرمزَ فيه منْ أرمز
Ibn Marwan slipped—a slip that became public;
So where is that well-bucket made of palm fronds
then whoever hinted about him made the hint public.
Cured of its illness? It protruded.
فأينَso where is ذاكَthat الإِبريزُpure gold منcompared with خشَبٍwood
فأينَ ذاكَ الإِبريزُ من خشَبٍ
دوويَwas treated منfor دائهِhis ailment فقدand has indeed برزcome forth
دوويَ من دائهِ فقد برز
Then what comparison is there between that pure gold and wood?
And he recovered until it was as if he
He was treated for his ailment and has now come forth,
When gone didn't survive on broth and fodder.
وصحَّand recovered حتىuntil كأنهas though he هوhe himself ماnot
وصحَّ حتى كأنه هو ما
إنemphatic particle زالceased يُغْذىbeing fed بالقِدِّon rawhide والعِلهِزand blood-and-hair mash
إن زال يُغْذى بالقِدِّ والعِلهِز
and recovered, as though he had never
When you hear his pronunciation
ceased being fed on rawhide and blood-and-hair mash.
You hear in the Bedouin a pompous braggart
فهوso he إذاwhen ماemphatic particle سمعتَyou hear لهجتهhis accent
فهو إذا ما سمعتَ لهجته
سمعتَyou hear فيamong البدوِthe nomads راجزاًa rajaz poet يَرْجُزchanting rajaz
سمعتَ في البدوِ راجزاً يَرْجُز
So whenever you hear his accent,
He refers to bread as millet, just as
you hear, among the nomads, a poet chanting rajaz.
One refers to the name of melon as gourd.
يكنيhe refers obliquely عنto الخبزِbread بالهبيدِas habid (colocynth seeds) كماjust as
يكني عن الخبزِ بالهبيدِ كما
يُكْنىis referred to obliquely عنby اسمِthe name of البطيخِmelon بالخِرْبِزas khirbiz (melon)
يُكْنى عن اسمِ البطيخِ بالخِرْبِز
He calls bread 'habid,' just as
To him, all flowers are basil,
melon is referred to as 'khirbiz.'
Wormwood, and all of them common.
كلُّall الرياحينِfragrant herbs عندهto him حبَقٌbasil
كلُّ الرياحينِ عنده حبَقٌ
وضَيْمرانٌand daymaran (an aromatic herb) وكلهاand all of them عَنْقَزanqaz (marjoram)
وضَيْمرانٌ وكلها عَنْقَز
To him all fragrant herbs are 'habaq' (basil),
His neighbor is a boulder on Uhud
and 'daymaran,' and all are 'anqaz' (marjoram).
But even boulders are squeezed while he is not squeezed
وجارُهُand his neighbor صخرةٌa rock علىon أُحُدٍUhud
وجارُهُ صخرةٌ على أُحُدٍ
بلrather تُغْمَزُcan be squeezed الصخرُrocks وهوbut he لاnot يُغْمزcan be squeezed
بل تُغْمَزُ الصخرُ وهو لا يُغْمز
And his neighbor is a rock on Uhud;
So I wonder who engraved the thumb
indeed, rock can be squeezed, but he cannot.
Of this lad who engraved?
فليتso would that شعريI knew إبهامهhis thumb هوَit فيin
فليت شعري إبهامه هوَ في
رَزَّةِthe socket of هذاthis الغلامِboy مَنْwho رَزَّزwedged in
رَزَّةِ هذا الغلامِ مَنْ رَزَّز
Would that I knew: his thumb is in
My pact with him was the sorrowful angel. O life
this boy's socket—who wedged it there?
Why did you transform him and twist him?
عهديmy acquaintance بهwith him المالكُthe owner (part of the heron-name) الحزينthe sorrowful فياso O
عهدي به المالكُ الحزين فيا
دهرُTime لماذاwhy مَسَخْتَهُyou transformed him وَزْوَزwazwaz (a small, restless creature)
دهرُ لماذا مَسَخْتَهُ وَزْوَز
I knew him as the sorrowful heron; O
He was excessive in our matter which he was excessive in
Time, why have you transformed him into a wazwaz, a restless little creature?
The ignorant one doesn't know the one who makes him
هاhere هوhe ذاis this one المنتميthe one claiming affiliation الصدوقthe truthful one وإنand even if
ها هو ذا المنتمي الصدوق وإن
جَوَّزَhe allowed فيin أمرناour affair الذيthat which جوَّزhe allowed
جَوَّزَ في أمرنا الذي جوَّز
Here he is, truthful in his claimed affiliation, even if
Out to be the son of al-Dimashqi—what an evil thing he claimed!
he allowed himself what he allowed in our affair.
O you who in the morning directed
لاmay not درَّflow درُّthe milk of الذيthe one who ينبِّزُهُnicknames him
لا درَّ درُّ الذي ينبِّزُهُ
بابنِas the son of الدِّمَقْرىal-Dimaqra فبئسَand how vile ماwhat نبَّزhe nicknamed
بابنِ الدِّمَقْرى فبئسَ ما نبَّز
May no milk flow for the man who nicknames him
The matter of Sa'id with evil when you directed
'Ibn al-Dimaqra'—what a vile nickname he gave!
You came at a time tearing up what
ياO منone who إليناto us الغداةَthis morning أوعزَgave instructions فيin
يا من إلينا الغداةَ أوعزَ في
أمرِthe affair of سعيدٍSa'id بالسوءِtoward evil إذwhen أَوْعَزhe gave instructions
أمرِ سعيدٍ بالسوءِ إذ أَوْعَز
O you who urged us this morning, in
He patched up in his life and tailored
Sa'id's affair, toward evil when you urged us,
أتيتَyou came فيat ساعةٍan hour تُمّزِّقُyou tear apart ماwhat
أتيتَ في ساعةٍ تُمّزِّقُ ما
رقَّعَhe patched فيin عمرهhis lifetime وماand what دَرَّزhe stitched
رقَّعَ في عمره وما دَرَّز
you came at a time when you tear apart what
he patched throughout his life, and what he stitched.
Partial English translation: 105 of 108 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1