مِنْfrom كلِّevery فظٍّrude man أعجمِيinarticulate
مِنْ كلِّ فظٍّ أعجمِي
غثِّpaltry الكلامِthe speech مذمَّمِmuch reviled
غثِّ الكلامِ مذمَّمِ
From every rude, inarticulate man,
paltry in speech, much reviled:
إنْif نَبَّهَتْهُrouses him مروءةٌnobility of character
إنْ نَبَّهَتْهُ مروءةٌ
فتقولُthen says عجمتُهُhis inarticulateness نَمِsleep!
فتقولُ عجمتُهُ نَمِ
if a sense of honor rouses him,
his inarticulateness says, “Sleep!”
Sol 6.1