فَدَيتُكَmay I be your ransom قُلsay لِلشَريفِto the noble الشَهابِShihab
فَدَيتُكَ قُل لِلشَريفِ الشَهابِ
وَإِنand even if شاطَhe burns غَيظاًwith rage فَلاthen do not تَحتَفِلpay heed
وَإِن شاطَ غَيظاً فَلا تَحتَفِل
May I be your ransom—tell the noble Shihab,
And even if he burns with rage, pay no heed:
تُواليyou ally yourself with الحَنابِلَةَthe Hanbalis القائِلينَwho say
تُوالي الحَنابِلَةَ القائِلينَ
بِأَنَّthat يَزيدَYazid إِمامَan imam عَدَلjust
بِأَنَّ يَزيدَ إِمامَ عَدَل
You ally yourself with the Hanbalis, who say
That Yazid is a just imam,
وَتَزعُمand you claim أَنَّكَthat you مِنfrom عِترَةِthe family of الـthe
وَتَزعُم أَنَّكَ مِن عِترَةِ الـ
ـوَصِيِّlegatee وَأَنتَyet you تُحِبُّlove الجَمَلthe Camel
ـوَصِيِّ وَأَنتَ تُحِبُّ الجَمَل
And you claim that you belong to the family of the
Legatee, yet you love the Camel.
Sol 6.1