أَبُوfather of جَعْفَرٍJa'far رَجُلٌa man كاتِبٌa scribe
أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ رَجُلٌ كاتِبٌ
مَلِيحgraceful شَباsharp tips of الخَطِّthe handwriting حُلْوُsweet الخَطابَهْspeech
مَلِيح شَبا الخَطِّ حُلْوُ الخَطابَهْ
Abu Jaʿfar is a man, a scribe—
Abu Ja'far is a scribe,
fine is his pen-point, and sweet his address.
His pen-strokes graceful, his speech sweet.
تَمَلَّأَfilled out شَحْماًwith fat ولَحْماًand flesh وماand not
تَمَلَّأَ شَحْماً ولَحْماً وما
يَلِيقُbefits تَمَلُّؤهُhis corpulence بالكِتابَهْthe craft of writing
يَلِيقُ تَمَلُّؤهُ بالكِتابَهْ
He has filled himself with fat and flesh, though
He has filled out with fat and flesh, yet
such fullness ill befits the writing trade.
His corpulence does not befit the craft of writing.
وذُوand possessing عَرَقٍsweat لَيْسَis not ماءَthe water of الحَياءِmodesty
وذُو عَرَقٍ لَيْسَ ماءَ الحَياءِ
وَلَكِنَّهُbut it is رَشْحُseepage of فَضْلِthe residue of الجَنابَهْsexual ritual impurity
وَلَكِنَّهُ رَشْحُ فَضْلِ الجَنابَهْ
And the sweat he bears is not the moisture of shame,
And his sweat is not the water of modesty,
but the seepage of excess sexual impurity.
But the seepage of residual sexual impurity.
جَرَىflowed الماءُthe water فيin سُفْلِهِhis lower part جَرْىَa flow of لِينٍgentleness
جَرَى الماءُ في سُفْلِهِ جَرْىَ لِينٍ
فأَحْدَثَso it produced فيin العُلْوthe upper part منهof him صَلابَهْhardness
فأَحْدَثَ في العُلْو منه صَلابَهْ
Fluid coursed softly through his lower parts
The water flowed gently in his lower parts,
and wrought hardness in his upper part.
So it produced hardness in his upper parts.
Sol 6.1