سُلَيمانُSulayman السُلَيمانِيُّal-Sulaymani يَبغوprostitutes himself
سُلَيمانُ السُلَيمانِيُّ يَبغو
وَيُصفعُand is slapped دائِماًalways فيon أَخدَعَيهِboth sides of his neck
وَيُصفعُ دائِماً في أَخدَعَيهِ
Sulayman al-Sulaymani prostitutes himself,
and is always slapped on both sides of his neck.
يَرومُaspires to تَطبُبَtreat medically الأَبصارِeyes جَهلاًignorantly
يَرومُ تَطبُبَ الأَبصارِ جَهلاً
وَكَيفَand how وَداؤُهاwhen their ailment نَظَرٌlooking إِلَيهِat him
وَكَيفَ وَداؤُها نَظَرٌ إِلَيهِ
He ignorantly aspires to treat eyes;
and how can he, when their ailment is looking at him?
يُصافيbefriends sincerely بِالمَوَدَّةِwith affection كُلَّevery نَذلٍscoundrel
يُصافي بِالمَوَدَّةِ كُلَّ نَذلٍ
شَبيهٍresembling بِالنَزيهِal-Nazih وَمدلوَيهِand Madlawayh
شَبيهٍ بِالنَزيهِ وَمدلوَيهِ
He affectionately befriends every scoundrel
resembling al-Nazih and Madlawayh.
وَلَكِنbut لَيسَis not هَذاthis مِنهُon his part بِدعاًa novelty
وَلَكِن لَيسَ هَذا مِنهُ بِدعاً
فَشِبهُfor the like of الشَيءِthe thing مُنجَذِبٌis drawn إِلَيهِto it
فَشِبهُ الشَيءِ مُنجَذِبٌ إِلَيهِ
But this is no novelty on his part,
for the like of a thing is drawn to it.
Sol 6.1