باهىboasted بنُthe son of سَقعَبَSaqʿab إِذwhen أَثرىbecame wealthy بِكَلبَتِهِthrough his tongs
باهى بنُ سَقعَبَ إِذ أَثرى بِكَلبَتِهِ
قُلsay لِاِبنِto the son of صَقعَبَṢaqʿab أَخفِhide الشَخصَyour person وَاِكتَتِمِand conceal yourself
قُل لِاِبنِ صَقعَبَ أَخفِ الشَخصَ وَاِكتَتِمِ
The son of Saqʿab boasted when he grew rich through his tongs.
Bahi son of Saq'ab became wealthy through his bitch,
Tell the son of Ṣaqʿab: hide yourself and stay concealed.
Say to the son of Saq'ab be discreet and keep it hidden,
قُلsay لِلوَليدِto al-Walīd مَتىwhen سُمّيتَyou were named بِاِسمِكَwith your name ذاthis
قُل لِلوَليدِ مَتى سُمّيتَ بِاِسمِكَ ذا
أَمor كانَwas دَيسَمُDaysam فيamong الأَسماءِthe names كَالحُلُمِlike a dream
أَم كانَ دَيسَمُ في الأَسماءِ كَالحُلُمِ
Tell al-Walīd: when were you given this name of yours?
Say to Al-Walid when were you named with this name,
Or was Daysam, among names, like a dream?
Or was depravity common in names like dreams.
وَإِذand since حُباشَةُḤubāsha أُمٌّa mother لاnot تُسَرُّyou are pleased بِهاwith her
وَإِذ حُباشَةُ أُمٌّ لا تُسَرُّ بِها
لاnot ناكِحٌmarried فيamong الذَرىthe lofty ranks زَوجاًa husband وَلَمand not تَئِمِshe became widowed
لا ناكِحٌ في الذَرى زَوجاً وَلَم تَئِمِ
And since Ḥubāsha is a mother you take no joy in,
And when the Abyssinian mother who does not please him,
Neither wed to a husband among the lofty ranks nor ever widowed,
No husband takes as wife in progeny and does not approve.
فَاِلحَقso join بِقَينِكَwith your smith قَينِsmith of السوءِwickedness إِنَّindeed لَهُhe has
فَاِلحَق بِقَينِكَ قَينِ السوءِ إِنَّ لَهُ
كيراًa bellows بِبابِat the door of عَجوزِan old woman السوءِwickedness لَمdid not يَرِمِhe departed
كيراً بِبابِ عَجوزِ السوءِ لَم يَرِمِ
So join your smith, that vile smith: he has
So join your brother the brother of evil, he indeed
A bellows at the vile old woman's door, from which he has never stirred.
Has much at the door of the old woman of evil he did not throw stones.
تِلكُمthose (addressing you all) مَصانِعُكُمyour works فيthroughout الدَهرِtime قَدalready عُرِفَتhave been known
تِلكُم مَصانِعُكُم في الدَهرِ قَد عُرِفَت
ضَربُhammering النِصالِthe blades وَحُسنُand skillfulness الرَقعِpatching لِلبُرَمِfor the stone cooking pots
ضَربُ النِصالِ وَحُسنُ الرَقعِ لِلبُرَمِ
Those are your works, which have been known down the ages:
Those are your wares in life now made known,
Hammering blades and skillfully patching stone cooking pots.
Striking with swords and mending rents for the ragged.
Sol 6.1