واللهِby God لاnot كنتُI was مادحاًpraising طَرَفَاًa nobleman
واللهِ لا كنتُ مادحاً طَرَفَاً
فالنفخُfor blowing فيinto البرقِlightning مالهُit has no صورَهْform
فالنفخُ في البرقِ مالهُ صورَهْ
By God, may I never praise a nobleman;
By God, I was not one who praised excessively,
For blowing into lightning has no form.
For blowing into lightning avails naught.
ولاand not هجوتI satirized اللئيمَthe base man فيin عمريmy lifetime
ولا هجوت اللئيمَ في عمري
منْwho ذاis it that يطيقُcan bear الوقوعَfalling فيinto جُورَهْa pit
منْ ذا يطيقُ الوقوعَ في جُورَهْ
Nor have I satirized a base man in my life;
Nor did I satirize the vile in my life,
Who can bear falling into a pit?
For who can bear falling into his tyranny?
Sol 6.1