قُلsay لِعَبدِto ʿAbd الكَريمِal-Karīm ياO اِبنَson of أِبيAbū (father of) العَوal-ʿAw- (name fragment)
قُل لِعَبدِ الكَريمِ يا اِبنَ أِبي العَو
جاءِ-jāʾ (name ending) بِعتَyou sold الإِسلامَIslam بِالكُفرِfor unbelief موقاout of folly
جاءِ بِعتَ الإِسلامَ بِالكُفرِ موقا
Say to ʿAbd al-Karīm: O son of Abū al-ʿAwjāʾ,
you sold Islam for unbelief, out of folly.
لاnot تُصَلّيyou pray وَلاand not تَصومُyou fast فإِنَand if صُمfasted (verb stem)
لا تُصَلّي وَلا تَصومُ فإِنَ صُم
تَyou (verb ending) فَبَعضَthen for part of النَهارِthe day صَوماًa fast رَقيقاmeager
تَ فَبَعضَ النَهارِ صَوماً رَقيقا
You neither pray nor fast; and if you fast,
then only for part of the day—a meager fast.
لاnot تُباليyou care إِذاwhen أصَبتَyou obtain مِنَsome of الخُمthe wine (continued)
لا تُبالي إِذا أصَبتَ مِنَ الخُم
رِعَتيقاًend of 'wine' + well-aged أَنthat لاnot تَكونَyou be عَتيقاset free
رِعَتيقاً أَن لا تَكونَ عَتيقا
You do not care, when you obtain some wine,
well aged, that you yourself are not set free.
لَيتَwould that شِعريmy knowledge غَداةَthe morning حُلّيتَyou were adorned فيat الجيthe neck (continued)
لَيتَ شِعري غَداةَ حُلّيتَ في الجي
دِend of 'neck' حَنيفاًas a true believer حُلّيتَyou were adorned أَمor زِنديقاas a heretic
دِ حَنيفاً حُلّيتَ أَم زِنديقا
Would that I knew, the morning you were adorned at the neck:
were you adorned as a true believer or a heretic?
أَنتَyou مِمَّنamong those who يَدورُgoes about فيin لَعنَةِthe curse of اللَهِGod
أَنتَ مِمَّن يَدورُ في لَعنَةِ اللَهِ
صَديقٌa friend لِمَنto whoever يَنيكُfucks صَديقاa friend
صَديقٌ لِمَن يَنيكُ صَديقا
You are among those who go about under God's curse,
a friend to anyone who fucks a friend.
Sol 6.1