إنَّeven if قَلَّhas diminished سَمِعىmy hearing إنَّindeed ليI have
إنَّ قَلَّ سَمِعى إنَّ لي
فَهْماًunderstanding يُوَفَّرُis amply provided مِنهُof it قِسْمُa share
فَهْماً يُوَفَّرُ مِنهُ قِسْمُ
Though my hearing has diminished, I do have
understanding, of which a generous share is provided,
يُدنيbrings near إليَّto me مَقَاصِدِيmy aims
يُدني إليَّ مَقَاصِدِي
وَيَروقُكَand delights you الرُّمْحُthe spear الأَصَمُّsolid; literally, deaf
وَيَروقُكَ الرُّمْحُ الأَصَمُّ
bringing my aims within my reach;
and the solid, “deaf” spear delights you.
وَلرُبَّand indeed many a ذِيpossessor of سَمْعٍhearing بَعِيـfar (first part)
وَلرُبَّ ذِي سَمْعٍ بَعِيـ
ـدُcompletes 'far' الفَهْمِunderstanding عَيُّhalting in النُّطقِspeech فَدْمُdull-witted
ـدُ الفَهْمِ عَيُّ النُّطقِ فَدْمُ
And many a man with hearing is far
from understanding, halting in speech, dull-witted.
زادُواthey have added علىto عَيْبِthe fault of التَّصاfeigning deafness (first part)
زادُوا على عَيْبِ التَّصا
مُمِcompletes 'feigning deafness' إنَّهُمْindeed they are صُمٌّdeaf وبُكْمُand mute
مُمِ إنَّهُمْ صُمٌّ وبُكْمُ
They have added to the fault of feigning
deafness: indeed, they are deaf and mute.
Sol 6.1