أَباfather of (in address) دُلَفٍDulaf ياO أَكذَبَgreatest liar الناسِthe people كُلِّهِمall of them
أَبا دُلَفٍ يا أَكذَبَ الناسِ كُلِّهِم
سِوايَexcept me فَإِنّيfor indeed I فيin مَديحِكَpraise of you أَكذبُa greater liar
سِوايَ فَإِنّي في مَديحِكَ أَكذبُ
Abu Dulaf, O greatest liar among all men,
O Abu Dulaf, you who are more deceitful than all mankind,
except me—for in praising you I am a greater liar.
Except for me, for I lie when praising you.
Sol 6.1