تبّاًdamnation لذاon this الأحوَلِcross-eyed man ماhow أرْقَعَهfoolish he is
تبّاً لذا الأحوَلِ ما أرْقَعَه
كمhow often تركَhe abandoned الحزْمَprudence وكمand how often ضيَّعَهْhe squandered it
كم تركَ الحزْمَ وكم ضيَّعَهْ
Damn this cross-eyed man—how foolish he is!
How often he has abandoned prudence, and how often squandered it!
وأيّand what رأيٍjudgment لامرئٍfor a man إِنif رأىhe sees
وأيّ رأيٍ لامرئٍ إِن رأى
شخصَينِtwo people منfrom قُربٍnearby يَقلْhe says أربَعهfour
شخصَينِ من قُربٍ يَقلْ أربَعه
And what judgment has a man who, if he sees
two people nearby, says, 'Four'?
قدindeed أَفزعَتْhas frightened حولتُكَyour squint الحُولَthe cross-eyed ياO
قد أَفزعَتْ حولتُكَ الحُولَ يا
مَنyou who لمhas not تزلceased حَولتُهُhis squint مُفزِعهterrifying
مَن لم تزل حَولتُهُ مُفزِعه
Your squint has frightened the cross-eyed, O
you whose squint has never ceased to terrify!
ياO ابنَson of مُعاذٍMuʿādh هذهthis مُرْدَةٌbeardlessness
يا ابنَ مُعاذٍ هذه مُرْدَةٌ
لاnot يُرتَجىis hoped for منfrom مِثلِهاits like مَنفَعَهbenefit
لا يُرتَجى من مِثلِها مَنفَعَه
O son of Muʿādh, this beardlessness—
no benefit can be hoped from its like.
أُفٍّugh لهذاat this الوجهface وجهاًas a face فماso how
أُفٍّ لهذا الوجه وجهاً فما
أقبحugly ذاthis الوجهَface وماand how أشنعهhideous it is
أقبح ذا الوجهَ وما أشنعه
Ugh, what a face this is! How
ugly this face is, and how hideous!
قدindeed لبسhe has donned المقتَloathing رداءًas a cloak وقدand indeed
قد لبس المقتَ رداءً وقد
أزَّرَهhas girded him الخزيُdisgrace وقدand indeed قَنَّعَهhas veiled his head
أزَّرَه الخزيُ وقد قَنَّعَه
He has donned loathing as a cloak, and
disgrace has girded him and veiled his head.
يقالhe is called سَرَّاجٌSarrāj (saddler) ولكنهbut he
يقال سَرَّاجٌ ولكنه
لاnot يعرفُhe knows السَّرجَthe saddle منfrom المقرَعهthe whip
لا يعرفُ السَّرجَ من المقرَعه
He is called Sarrāj, 'saddler,' yet
he cannot tell a saddle from a whip.
إذاwhen أتىhe comes مجمعةًa gathering فُرِّقتْis spread
إذا أتى مجمعةً فُرِّقتْ
غمامةُa cloud البُغضِof hatred علىover المجمعَهthe gathering
غمامةُ البُغضِ على المجمعَه
Whenever he comes to a gathering, there spreads
a cloud of hatred over the gathering.
يغضبُhe gets angry أنthat تُحجِمَyou refrain عنfrom صَفعِهslapping him
يغضبُ أن تُحجِمَ عن صَفعِه
يوماًone day ولاand not يَغضبُhe gets angry أنthat تَصفَعهyou slap him
يوماً ولا يَغضبُ أن تَصفَعه
He grows angry if you refrain from slapping him
one day, yet is not angry if you slap him.
متىwhenever يضقْhe grows short ذرعاًin patience بإخوانهwith his brothers
متى يضقْ ذرعاً بإخوانه
فحَسبُهُمthen sufficient for them ماwhat فيin استهhis asshole منof سَعَهroom
فحَسبُهُم ما في استه من سَعَه
Whenever he grows short of patience with his brothers,
then the room in his asshole will suffice for them.
Sol 6.1