منof كلevery فدمdullard يزالremains لسانهhis tongue
من كل فدم يزال لسانه
مغرىfixated بحرفon the letter الراءrāʾ أوor بالقافon qāf
مغرى بحرف الراء أو بالقاف
From every dullard whose tongue remains forever
Of every dullard whose tongue remains
fixated on the letter rāʾ or on qāf.
Fixated on the letter rāʾ or qāf.
إنif كانhe is يحسبthinking أنthat خسةbaseness أصلهhis lineage
إن كان يحسب أن خسة أصله
تحميهshields him منfrom حمتيmy sting ومرand the bitterness of ذعافيmy deadly venom
تحميه من حمتي ومر ذعافي
If he thinks that the baseness of his birth
If he thinks that the baseness of his lineage
will shield him from my fury and the bitterness of my deadly poison,
Shields him from my sting and my bitter, deadly venom,
فالأسدthen lions تفترسdevour الكلابdogs إذاwhen عدتthey overstep
فالأسد تفترس الكلاب إذا عدت
أطوارهاtheir bounds والأسدand lions غيرnot ضعافweak
أطوارها والأسد غير ضعاف
lions devour dogs when they overstep
Then lions devour dogs when they overstep
their bounds—and lions are not weak.
Their bounds—and lions are not weak.
دعنيlet me أثقلweigh down بالهجاءwith invective لجامهhis bridle
دعني أثقل بالهجاء لجامه
إنindeed البغالmules كثيرةmuch given to الإخلافbreaking promises
إن البغال كثيرة الإخلاف
Let me weigh down his bridle with invective:
Let me weigh down his bridle with invective;
mules are much given to breaking promises.
Indeed, mules are much given to breaking promises.
لاdo not تأمننever trust أباthe father of الرذائلvices بعدهاafter that
لا تأمنن أبا الرذائل بعدها
واحذرand beware أمانةthe honesty of سارقa thief خطافa snatcher
واحذر أمانة سارق خطاف
Never trust a man of vices thereafter,
Never trust the father of vices after that,
and beware the good faith of a snatching thief.
And beware the honesty of a snatching thief.
فالمرتجيfor one who hopes عندamong اللئامthe ignoble أمانةhonesty
فالمرتجي عند اللئام أمانة
كالمرتجيlike one who hopes ثمراًfruit منfrom الصفصافwillows
كالمرتجي ثمراً من الصفصاف
For one who hopes for honesty among the base
For one who hopes for honesty among the ignoble
is like one who hopes for fruit from the willow.
Is like one who hopes for fruit from willows.
Sol 6.1