مُشْرِفُoverseer دَارِhouse of الْمُلْكِkingship مَاwhat بَالُهُhis condition
مُشْرِفُ دَارِ الْمُلْكِ مَا بَالُهُ
مُنْتَفِخِswollen الْجَوْفِthe belly شَكَاcomplained of نَافِضاa shivering fit
مُنْتَفِخِ الْجَوْفِ شَكَا نَافِضا
The overseer of the royal palace—what ails him?
The supervisor of the king's residence, what is wrong with him
His belly swollen, he complained of a shivering fit.
His belly swollen, complaining and spilling over
فَقِيلَthen it was said لِيto me لَيْسَis not بِهِin him عِلَّةٌan illness
فَقِيلَ لِي لَيْسَ بِهِ عِلَّةٌ
لَكِنَّهُbut he قَدْindeed أَكَلَate الْقَابِضَاthe collector
لَكِنَّهُ قَدْ أَكَلَ الْقَابِضَا
Then I was told: “He has no illness,
It was said to me there is nothing wrong with him
but he has eaten the collector.”
But he has eaten the tax collector
Sol 6.1