بالروحwith my soul افديI would ransom منfrom among الأعجامthe non-Arabs منthe one for whom كتبتinscribed
بالروح افدي من الأعجام من كتبت
علىupon الضياthe radiance عذاريهhis two sideburns يدhand الظلمdarkness
على الضيا عذاريه يد الظلم
With my soul I would ransom one among the non-Arabs, for whom were drawn
With my soul I ransom from non-Arabs whoever wrote
upon radiance his two sideburns by the hand of darkness—
upon my cheek the oppression of darkness
لاماًa lām (the letter ل) علىupon طرسparchment خدa cheek لاnot الامI am blamed بهfor him or it
لاماً على طرس خد لا الام به
والشرحand the commentary طالhas grown long علىon لاميةa lām-rhymed poem العجمthe non-Arabs
والشرح طال على لامية العجم
a lām on the parchment of a cheek, for which I am not blamed;
Blame upon my cheek that has no fault but to be
and the commentary on Lāmiyyat al-ʿAjam has grown long.
And long has the explanation lasted for the non-Arab's blame
Sol 6.1