قَدindeed كُنتُI used to أَغضَبُgrow angry أَنthat أُسَبَّI be insulted فَسَبَّنيthen he insulted me
قَد كُنتُ أَغضَبُ أَن أُسَبَّ فَسَبَّني
عَبدُthe slave of المَقامَةِthe assembly مَوهَبُMawhab بنُson of رِباحِRibah
عَبدُ المَقامَةِ مَوهَبُ بنُ رِباحِ
I used to grow angry at being insulted; then I was insulted
I used to get upset when insulted, so he insulted me,
by the assembly's slave, Mawhab son of Ribah.
Abd al-Muqammis Mawhib ibn Ribah.
عَبدٌa slave مِنَfrom among الهُجُنِthe half-breeds اللِئامِthe vile نَمىgave rise بِهِto him
عَبدٌ مِنَ الهُجُنِ اللِئامِ نَمى بِهِ
فَحلٌa sire لَئيمٌbase أَصلُهُhis origin لِسَفاحِfrom fornication
فَحلٌ لَئيمٌ أَصلُهُ لِسَفاحِ
A slave among the vile half-breeds, begotten by
A slave of the most despicable breed grew in him
a base sire whose origins lie in fornication.
An ignoble, vile scoundrel descended from bandits.
جَلَبَتهُbrought him شارِيَةُa buying party التِجارِof the merchants مِنَfrom اِرضِهِhis homeland
جَلَبَتهُ شارِيَةُ التِجارِ مِنَ اِرضِهِ
فَأَتَواand they came بِأَسوَدَwith a black man مُنتِنِfoul-smelling الأَرواحِodors
فَأَتَوا بِأَسوَدَ مُنتِنِ الأَرواحِ
The merchants' buying party brought him from his homeland,
The slave-traders brought him from his land,
and came with a black man, foul-smelling.
So they came with a foul-smelling black beast.
فَشَراهُthen he bought him مَنone who يَبغيseeks الرَباحَprofit بِمالِهِwith his money
فَشَراهُ مَن يَبغي الرَباحَ بِمالِهِ
قِرداًan ape خَبيثاًfilthy ثائِرَrising الصُمّاحِrank sweat
قِرداً خَبيثاً ثائِرَ الصُمّاحِ
Then one seeking profit with his money bought him—
He who seeks profit with his money bought him,
a filthy ape, reeking with rank sweat.
An evil spiteful ape with flaring nostrils.
Sol 6.1