إنindeed أطفاليmy children الذينwhom تراهمyou see them
إن أطفالي الذين تراهم
حولaround ناريmy fire فيin الليلthe night مثلlike الفراشmoths
حول ناري في الليل مثل الفراش
Indeed, my children whom you see
My children whom you see
Around my fire at night, like moths—
Around my fire at night like moths
أترىdo you suppose ماnot شممتyou smelled ريحodor فساهمtheir farts
أترى ما شممت ريح فساهم
حينwhen باكرتنيyou visited me early وهمwhile they فيin الفراشbed
حين باكرتني وهم في الفراش
I wonder, did you not smell the stench of their farts
Do you not smell their odor
When you visited me early, while they were in bed?
When they wake me while still in bed
وجعيساتهمand their little turds خلالthroughout الزواياthe corners
وجعيساتهم خلال الزوايا
مثلlike ذرقdroppings الفراخchicks فيin الأعشاشthe nests
مثل ذرق الفراخ في الأعشاش
And their little turds throughout the corners
Their little bodies in the nooks
Are like chicks' droppings in the nests.
Like chicks cheeping in their nests
لاdo not ترمهمseek them واقبلand accept نصيحةcounsel رأييmy judgment
لا ترمهم واقبل نصيحة رأيي
لكto you واحذرand beware مغبةill consequences الغشاشdeceit
لك واحذر مغبة الغشاش
Do not seek them; accept my considered advice
Do not cast them away and accept my advice
To you, and beware the ill consequences of deceit.
For you and beware the harm of deceivers
Sol 6.1