ياO هاجيreviler of الوردthe rose قدindeed أسرفتyou exceeded bounds مفترياًslandering
يا هاجي الورد قد أسرفت مفترياً
كماjust as افترىfabricated lies الظالمthe wrongdoer المهذارُthe babbler فيin شَطَطِهْhis excesses
كما افترى الظالم المهذارُ في شَطَطِهْ
O reviler of the rose, you have gone too far in slander,
O slanderer of the rose, you have exceeded, falsely accusing,
As the babbling wrongdoer lies in his excesses.
Like the oppressor gone astray in his transgression.
أسخطتyou angered منHim whose نورillumined نورthe blossom الوردof the rose رونقهHis splendor
أسخطت من نور نور الورد رونقه
تعدياًin transgression فرماكso He cast you اللَهGod فيinto سَخَطِهْHis wrath
تعدياً فرماك اللَه في سَخَطِهْ
You angered Him whose splendor illumined the rose's blossom,
You angered the rose's beautiful radiance by trespassing,
In transgression; so God cast you into His wrath.
So God cast you into wrath for your sin.
قَبَّحتَyou spoke ill بالحسنof beauty ياO هذاyou there وجئتand you came بهwith it
قَبَّحتَ بالحسن يا هذا وجئت به
مغايراًdistorted فأضعتso you lost الرشدsound judgment فيin غلطهerror about it
مغايراً فأضعت الرشد في غلطه
You spoke ill of beauty, you there, and presented it
You denounced beauty, O you, and came with
Distorted, and so lost sound judgment in misjudging it.
Something different, so you lost propriety in your error.
هلdoes يمدحُpraise الأعيَنَthe large-eyed one المَنكيthe afflicted one بناظرهin his eye
هل يمدحُ الأعيَنَ المَنكي بناظره
أمor يمدحُpraise الصيِّبَthe downpour المُردَىthe one laid low علىfor نُقَطهits drops
أم يمدحُ الصيِّبَ المُردَى على نُقَطه
Does one afflicted in his eye praise the large-eyed,
Does the critic with a scowl praise the eyes?
Or does one laid low praise the downpour for its drops?
Or does the toddler praise what drips from his nose?
علامwhy ياO جُعَلِيَّdung-beetle-like الطبعِby nature تَشْنأُdo you loathe ماthat which
علام يا جُعَلِيَّ الطبعِ تَشْنأُ ما
قدindeed راقhas charmed رونقُهits luster فيin كفِّthe palm of مُلتقطهits picker
قد راق رونقُه في كفِّ مُلتقطه
Why, O dung-beetle by nature, do you loathe that
Why, O coarse spirit, do you crave what
Whose luster has charmed in its picker's palm,
Has pleased in the palm of the picker?
وأجمعَand unanimously agreed الناسُthe people مدحاًin praise فيconcerning محاسنهits beauties
وأجمعَ الناسُ مدحاً في محاسنه
فكنتَso you were أسمجَmore repulsive ممنthan one who ضلَّwent astray فيin لَقَطهhis picking
فكنتَ أسمجَ ممن ضلَّ في لَقَطه
And whose beauties everyone has united in praising?
While people together praise its beauty,
So you were more repulsive than one who erred in his picking.
You remain deaf, having strayed from good sense.
أماdo you not ترىsee سِنَّكَyour tooth الصفراءَyellow إذwhen قلَصَتdrew back
أما ترى سِنَّكَ الصفراءَ إذ قلَصَت
عنهاfrom it الشفاهُthe lips وتمَّand became complete الشبهُthe likeness فيin نَمَطهits form
عنها الشفاهُ وتمَّ الشبهُ في نَمَطه
Do you not see your yellow tooth, as they draw back—
Do you not see your yellow teeth when lips recoil
The lips—from it, and the likeness is complete in its form:
And the gums stand out resembling a pattern?
كأنas though صرمُthe anus of بغلٍa mule حينwhen سَكْرَجَهُmade it cup-shaped
كأن صرمُ بغلٍ حين سَكْرَجَهُ
بعدَafter البرازِdefecation وباقيand the remainder of الرَّوثِthe dung فيin وَسَطهits center
بعدَ البرازِ وباقي الرَّوثِ في وَسَطه
Like a mule's anus when made cup-shaped,
They are like the gums of a mule when it yawns
After defecation, with dung still left at its center.
With remnants of grass in the midst of its mouth.
Sol 6.1