ويدٌand a hand تخرجbrings forth العرائسthe brides فيin مدpraise (first part of مدحك)
ويدٌ تخرج العرائس في مد
حكof you (completion of مدحك) بينamid الأقلامthe pens والأدراجand the scrolls
حك بين الأقلام والأدراج
And a hand brings forth brides in praise—
And a hand brings forth brides in praise
—of you, among pens and scrolls.
Of you, amid the pens and scrolls.
فاستمعهاso listen to them منيfrom me ألذmore delicious وأشهىand more appetizing
فاستمعها مني ألذ وأشهى
منthan سماعhearing الأرمالramal rhythms والأهزاجand hazaj rhythms
من سماع الأرمال والأهزاج
So hear them from me—sweeter and more delectable
So hear them from me—more delicious and more appetizing
than hearing ramal and hazaj measures—
Than hearing ramal and hazaj rhythms—
بمعانٍwith meanings بخورهاtheir incense لكto you طيبٌfragrant
بمعانٍ بخورها لك طيبٌ
وفساهاand their farts فيin لحيةthe beard of الزجاجal-Zajjaj
وفساها في لحية الزجاج
with meanings whose incense smells sweet to you,
With meanings whose incense is fragrant to you,
and whose flatulence is in al-Zajjaj’s beard.
And whose farts are in al-Zajjaj’s beard.
حلقتthey shaved فيin الطولlong odes ذقنthe chin of جريرٍJarir
حلقت في الطول ذقن جريرٍ
والأراجيزand rajaz poems لحيةthe beard of العجاجal-ʿAjjaj
والأراجيز لحية العجاج
It shaved, in the long odes, Jarir’s chin,
They have shaved Jarir’s chin in long odes,
and, in rajaz verse, al-Ajjaj’s beard.
And al-ʿAjjaj’s beard in rajaz poems.
Sol 6.1