وَأَحمَقٍand a fool ذيwith لِحيَةٍa beard
وَأَحمَقٍ ذي لِحيَةٍ
كَبيرَةٍhuge مُنتَشِرَهsprawling
كَبيرَةٍ مُنتَشِرَه
And a fool with a beard,
huge and sprawling:
طَلَبتُI sought فيهاwithin it وَجهَهُhis face
طَلَبتُ فيها وَجهَهُ
بِشِدَّةٍwith great effort فَلَمbut did not أَرهI see it
بِشِدَّةٍ فَلَم أَره
I sought his face within it
with great effort, but could not see it.
مَعرِفَةٌknown; definite لَكِنَّهُyet he
مَعرِفَةٌ لَكِنَّهُ
أَصبَحَbecame فيهاwithin it نَكِرَهunknown; indefinite
أَصبَحَ فيها نَكِرَه
A man well known, yet he
became unknown within it.
ثَورٌa bull غَداbecame أُعجوبَةًa marvel
ثَورٌ غَدا أُعجوبَةً
بِلِحيَةٍwith a beard مُدَوَّرَهrounded
بِلِحيَةٍ مُدَوَّرَه
A bull who became a marvel
with a rounded beard.
لَوif كانَwas ذاكَthat الثَورُthe bull عِجcalf (first part)
لَو كانَ ذاكَ الثَورُ عِج
لاًcalf (completion) عَبَدَتهُworshipped him السَمَرَهthe Samaritans
لاً عَبَدَتهُ السَمَرَه
Had that bull been a calf,
the Samaritans would have worshipped him.
تَبّاًdamnation لَهاupon it مِنas a لِحيَةٍbeard
تَبّاً لَها مِن لِحيَةٍ
كَبيرَةٍhuge مُحتَقَرَهcontemptible
كَبيرَةٍ مُحتَقَرَه
Damn it, what a beard—
huge and contemptible!
عَظيمَةٍenormous لَكِنَّهاyet it
عَظيمَةٍ لَكِنَّها
لَيسَتis not تُساويis worth بَعَرَهa dung pellet
لَيسَت تُساوي بَعَرَه
Enormous, yet
not worth a pellet of dung.
كَمhow many قَريَةٍa village لِلقَملِfor lice فيin
كَم قَريَةٍ لِلقَملِ في
حافاتِهاits fringes وَمَقبُرَهand a graveyard
حافاتِها وَمَقبُرَه
How many villages for lice lie in
its fringes, and how many graveyards!
يُقسَمُis divided up عُشرُa tenth عُشرِهاof its tenth
يُقسَمُ عُشرُ عُشرِها
يَكفيsuffices for رِجالاًmen عَشَرَهten
يَكفي رِجالاً عَشَرَه
A tenth of a tenth of it, shared out,
would suffice for ten men.
يَحسُدُهاenvies it الخِنزيرُthe pig إِذwhen
يَحسُدُها الخِنزيرُ إِذ
يُبصِرهاsees it مُنتَشِرَهsprawling
يُبصِرها مُنتَشِرَه
The pig envies it when
it sees it sprawling,
وَيَشتَهيand wishes لَوif only أَنَّهُthat it
وَيَشتَهي لَو أَنَّهُ
يَملِكُowns مِنهاfrom it شَعَرَهa single hair
يَملِكُ مِنها شَعَرَه
and wishes that it
owned a single hair of it.
قَدindeed نَبَتَتit has grown فيon وَجهِهِhis face
قَد نَبَتَت في وَجهِهِ
فَوقَover عِظامٍbones نَخِرَهrotten
فَوقَ عِظامٍ نَخِرَه
It has grown upon his face,
over rotting bones,
بارِدَةًcold ثَقيلَةًheavy
بارِدَةً ثَقيلَةً
مُظلِمَةًdark مُنكَدِرَهmurky
مُظلِمَةً مُنكَدِرَه
cold and heavy,
dark and murky,
كَأَنَّهاas though it سَحابَةٌa cloud
كَأَنَّها سَحابَةٌ
فَوقَover البِلادِthe land مُمطِرَهraining
فَوقَ البِلادِ مُمطِرَه
as though it were a cloud
raining over the land.
ماكانَwas not قَطُّever رَبُّهاits owner
ماكانَ قَطُّ رَبُّها
مِنَamong الكِرامِthe noble البَرَرَهthe righteous
مِنَ الكِرامِ البَرَرَه
Its owner was never
among the noble and righteous.
قَدindeed تَرَكَتit has left حامِلَهاits bearer
قَد تَرَكَت حامِلَها
مِنهاbecause of it بِحالٍin a state مُنكَرَهappalling
مِنها بِحالٍ مُنكَرَه
It has left its bearer
in an appalling state because of it.
إِذاwhenever خَطَتstep أَقدامُهُhis feet
إِذا خَطَت أَقدامُهُ
كانَتthey are بِهاby it مُعَثَّرَهtripped up
كانَت بِها مُعَثَّرَه
Whenever his feet take steps,
they are tripped up by it.
وَإِنand if مَشىhe walks رَأَيتُI saw فَوabove (first part)
وَإِن مَشى رَأَيتُ فَو
قَabove (completion) الأَرضِthe ground مِنهاfrom it غَبَرَهdust
قَ الأَرضِ مِنها غَبَرَه
And if he walks, I see above
the ground the dust it raises.
أُصولُهاits roots قَدindeed رُوِّيَتhave been drenched
أُصولُها قَد رُوِّيَت
مِنfrom ريقِهِhis spittle بِالعَذِرَهwith excrement
مِن ريقِهِ بِالعَذِرَه
Its roots have been drenched
with his spittle and excrement.
وَقَدand indeed أَتَتit has emerged خَبيثَةًfilthy
وَقَد أَتَت خَبيثَةً
مُنتِنَةًstinking مُستَقذَرَهrepulsive
مُنتِنَةً مُستَقذَرَه
And it has emerged filthy,
stinking and repulsive,
مُضحِكَةًlaughable ماnot كانَwas قَطever (first part)
مُضحِكَةً ما كانَ قَط
طُever (completion) مِثلُهاits like لَمَسخَرَهtruly a laughingstock
طُ مِثلُها لَمَسخَرَه
so laughable—never was
there such a laughingstock.
فَلَوso if مَضىhe went السَوقَto the market بِهاwith it
فَلَو مَضى السَوقَ بِها
وَزَفَّهاand paraded it بِالمِزمَرَهwith a pipe
وَزَفَّها بِالمِزمَرَه
So if he went to market with it
and paraded it to the sound of a pipe,
لَحَصَّلتit would earn لَهُfor him مَغَrevenue (first part)
لَحَصَّلت لَهُ مَغَ
لَّrevenue (completion) ضَيعَةٍof an estate مُوَفَّرَهbountiful
لَّ ضَيعَةٍ مُوَفَّرَه
it would bring him the revenue
of a bountiful estate.
لِجَوفِfor the belly of مَنwhoever يُبصِرُهاsees it
لِجَوفِ مَن يُبصِرُها
لِلخَوفِfrom fear مِنهاof it قَرقَرَهrumbling
لِلخَوفِ مِنها قَرقَرَه
The belly of whoever sees it
rumbles in fear of it.
وَتِلكَand that قالواthey say ضَرطَةٌa fart
وَتِلكَ قالوا ضَرطَةٌ
عِندَaccording to النُحاةِgrammarians مُضمَرَهimplicit; concealed
عِندَ النُحاةِ مُضمَرَه
And that, they say, is a fart—
implicit, in grammarians' terms.
Sol 6.1