قلtell لابنto the son of دخانDukhan إذاwhen جئتهyou come to him
قل لابن دخان إذا جئته
ووجههand his face يندىglistens منfrom القرقفwine
ووجهه يندى من القرقف
Tell Ibn Dukhan, when you come to him,
Say to the son of smoke, when you come to him
while his face glistens with wine:
And his face glistens from the soot
فيin أستthe arse of أمهhis mother جاريmy stipend ولوeven if أنهit is
في أست أمه جاري ولو أنه
أضعافmany times ماwhat فيis in سورةthe surah of الزخرفal-Zukhruf (Gold Adornments)
أضعاف ما في سورة الزخرف
Let my stipend go into his mother's arse, even if it is
In the staff of his mother a slave, even if he
many times what is in Surat al-Zukhruf.
Was multiples of what is in Surat Al-Zukhruf
واصفعand slap قفاthe nape of الذلabasement ولوeven if أنهit is
واصفع قفا الذل ولو أنه
بينbetween قفاthe nape of القسيسthe priest والأسقفand the bishop
بين قفا القسيس والأسقف
And slap the nape of abasement, even if it lies
And slap the nape of humiliation, even if he
between the priest's nape and the bishop's.
Between the nape of the priest and the bishop
مكنكhas given you power over الدهرtime سبالthe whiskers of الورىhumankind
مكنك الدهر سبال الورى
فاحلقso shave لحاهمtheir beards آمناًwithout fear وانتفand pluck
فاحلق لحاهم آمناً وانتف
Time has put people's whiskers in your power;
Time has enabled you to take the lead
so shave their beards without fear, and pluck them.
So stick to them safely and discreetly
خلاhas become free لكfor you الديوانthe bureau منof ناظرan overseer
خلا لك الديوان من ناظر
مستيقظvigilant العزمin resolve ومنand of مشرفa supervisor
مستيقظ العزم ومن مشرف
The bureau stands open to you, with no overseer
The office has been emptied of a watcher for you
vigilant in purpose, and no supervisor.
With a vigilant determination and overseer
فاكسبso earn وحصلand acquire وادخرand save واكتنزand hoard
فاكسب وحصل وادخر واكتنز
واسرقand steal وخنand betray وابطشand strike ruthlessly وخذand take واخطفand snatch
واسرق وخن وابطش وخذ واخطف
So earn, acquire, save, and hoard;
So gain and collect and store and hoard
and steal, betray, strike ruthlessly, take, and snatch.
And steal and betray and grab and snatch and pilfer
واستغنمand make the most of الفترةthe interlude منfrom قبلbefore أنthat
واستغنم الفترة من قبل أن
يرتفعis supplanted الإنجيلthe Gospel بالمصحفby the Qur'an
يرتفع الإنجيل بالمصحف
And make the most of the interlude, before
And take advantage of the opportunity before
the Gospel is supplanted by the Qur'an.
The Gospel is raised by the Scripture
هذاthis دخانthe smoke of الشعرpoetry أرسلتهI have sent it
هذا دخان الشعر أرسلته
إلىto دخانDukhan (smoke) المشعلthe torch الأسخفthe paltriest
إلى دخان المشعل الأسخف
This is the smoke of poetry; I have sent it
This is the smoke of poetry I have sent
to Dukhan—smoke of the paltriest torch.
To the smoke of the foolish torch
Sol 6.1