لِلَّهِto God دَرُّexcellence نَزيهِNazih الدينِal-Din مِنas a رَجُلٍman
لِلَّهِ دَرُّ نَزيهِ الدينِ مِن رَجُلٍ
ماnot رَأيُهُhis judgment فيin الرَزاياcalamities واهِنٌweak أَفِنُfoolish
ما رَأيُهُ في الرَزايا واهِنٌ أَفِنُ
God bless Nazih al-Din—what a man!
His judgment in calamities is neither weak nor foolish.
مازالَhe kept on يَسقيwatering بِنَوءِwith the rains of الدَلوِthe Bucket (Aquarius) صاحِبَهُhis companion
مازالَ يَسقي بِنَوءِ الدَلوِ صاحِبَهُ
حَتّىuntil اِنثَنىhe turned back وَهوَwhile he was لاno عَينٌeye وَلاand no أُذُنُear
حَتّى اِنثَنى وَهوَ لا عَينٌ وَلا أُذُنُ
He kept drenching his companion with the Bucket's rains,
until he turned back with neither eye nor ear.
فَقُلتُthen I said أَدعوI call out to سُلَيمانَSulayman الدَعِيَّthe bastard وَقَدand already
فَقُلتُ أَدعو سُلَيمانَ الدَعِيَّ وَقَد
حَلَّتbefell مِنَfrom النَعلِthe sandal فيin أَوداجِهِhis jugular veins مِحَنُwoes
حَلَّت مِنَ النَعلِ في أَوداجِهِ مِحَنُ
Then I said, calling out to Sulayman the bastard, when
woes from the sandal had befallen his jugular veins:
جَهلاًinsolence عليناtoward us وَجُبناًand cowardice عَنbefore عَدوكُمyour enemy
جَهلاً علينا وَجُبناً عَن عَدوكُم
لَبِئسَتِwretched indeed are الخَلَّتانِthe two traits الجَهلُinsolence وَالجُبُنُand cowardice
لَبِئسَتِ الخَلَّتانِ الجَهلُ وَالجُبُنُ
Insolence toward us, yet cowardice before your enemy—
wretched indeed are the two traits: insolence and cowardice!
Sol 6.1