بَنىbuilt اللُؤمُbaseness بَيتاًa house عَلىupon مَذحِجٍMadhhij
بَنى اللُؤمُ بَيتاً عَلى مَذحِجٍ
فَكانَso it became عَلىupon مَذحِجٍMadhhij تُرتَباfirmly established
فَكانَ عَلى مَذحِجٍ تُرتَبا
Baseness built a house upon Madhhij,
and upon Madhhij it stood firm.
وَلَوand even if جَمَعَتit gathered ماwhat حَوَتit possessed مَذحِجٌMadhhij
وَلَو جَمَعَت ما حَوَت مَذحِجٌ
مِنَof المَدِextension; perhaps intended as 'glory' (المجد) ماnot أَثقَلَwould weigh down الأَرنَباthe hare
مِنَ المَدِ ما أَثقَلَ الأَرنَبا
Even if Madhhij gathered all it possessed
of glory [reading uncertain], it would not weigh down a hare.
Sol 6.1