كلماwhenever رمتI sought سلمهpeace with him رامhe sought حربيwar with me
كلما رمت سلمه رام حربي
ماwhat لهذاwith this الوضيعvile fellow قولواsay (plural command) وماليand what of me?
ما لهذا الوضيع قولوا ومالي
Whenever I sought peace with him, he sought war with me.
Whenever Salma throws, my warrior heart yearns,
Tell me, what has this vile fellow to do with me?
What is with this lowlife, say what's wrong with me,
أجربmangy العرضhonor يشتفيhe finds relief بهجائيby lampooning me
أجرب العرض يشتفي بهجائي
وهوand it عرضan honor بالذمabout censure ليسdoes not يباليcare
وهو عرض بالذم ليس يبالي
His honor is mangy; he finds relief in lampooning me.
I try being upright to soothe my sadness,
And it is an honor that pays no heed to censure.
Yet he cares not for this uprightness tainted with blame,
أفصحmost eloquent الناسpeople فيin ثلاثthree حروفletters
أفصح الناس في ثلاث حروف
وهوand he فيin غيرهاanything besides them قليلlimited المجالin range
وهو في غيرها قليل المجال
He is the most eloquent of men in three letters,
The most eloquent of people with three letters,
but beyond them his range is narrow.
And with others, little chance has he,
مولعenamored فيin الكلامspeech بالزايof zāy
مولع في الكلام بالزاي
والقافand qāf معنىobsessed بباءwith bāʾ بظرclitoris العيالthe household
والقاف معنى بباء بظر العيال
In speech he is enamored of zāy,
Obsessed is he with the 'zaa', in his talk,
and qāf, obsessed with the bāʾ of the household’s clitoris.
And the 'qaaf' means, with the 'baa', to ____ the family's honor.
Sol 6.1