وذيAnd a man with همةٍambition فيin حضيضthe depths of الكنيفthe privy
وذي همةٍ في حضيض الكنيف
وقرنينand two horns فيin فلكthe sphere of المشتريJupiter
وقرنين في فلك المشتري
A man whose ambition lay in the depths of the privy,
and whose two horns were in Jupiter's sphere—
دخلتI entered عليهupon him انتصافthe middle of النهارthe day
دخلت عليه انتصاف النهار
علىin a state of غفلةunawareness حينwhen لمdid not يشعرhe notices
على غفلة حين لم يشعر
I went in to see him at midday,
catching him off guard, when he was unaware.
وبينand between يديهhis two hands رغيفانtwo loaves معwith
وبين يديه رغيفان مع
سكرجةa small dish كانwas فيهاin it مريmurrī (fermented sauce)
سكرجة كان فيها مري
Before him were two loaves, along with
a small dish containing murrī sauce.
فلماthen when قعدتI sat down فساhe farted silently فسوةًa fart
فلما قعدت فسا فسوةً
فلمand did not تخطmiss عصفتهاits blast منخريmy nostril
فلم تخط عصفتها منخري
Then, when I sat down, he let out a silent fart;
and its blast did not miss my nostril.
وأقبلand he began يضرطfarting noisily فيin إثرهاits wake
وأقبل يضرط في إثرها
فقلتso I said أقومI will get up وإلاor else خريhe will shit
فقلت أقوم وإلا خري
He then began farting noisily in its wake,
so I said, "I'll get up, or else he'll shit."
Sol 6.1