حدثُyoung السنin years لمnot يزلcease يتلهىamuses itself
حدثُ السن لم يزل يتلهى
علمهhis learning بالمشايخwith the elder scholars الكبراءthe eminent
علمه بالمشايخ الكبراء
Young in years, ever at play
The old talk has not ceased to amuse itself
is his learning with the eminent elder scholars.
Teaching it to the great old men
خاطرٌa wit يصفعslaps الفرزدقal-Farazdaq فيin الشعpoe- (first part of 'poetry')
خاطرٌ يصفع الفرزدق في الشع
ر-try (completes 'poetry') ونحوand grammar ينيكfucks أمthe mother of الكسائيal-Kisa’i
ر ونحو ينيك أم الكسائي
A wit that slaps al-Farazdaq in poe-
A whim that slaps Al-Farazdaq in poetry
try, and grammar that fucks al-Kisa’i’s mother.
And intends to rebuke Umm Al-Kisaa'i
غيرexcept أنيthat I أصبحتI have become أضيعmore neglected فيamong القوthe peo- (first part of 'the people')
غير أني أصبحت أضيع في القو
م-ple (completes 'people') منthan البدرthe full moon فيon لياليnights of الشتاءwinter
م من البدر في ليالي الشتاء
Yet I have become more neglected among the peo-
Except I have come to lose among the people
ple than the full moon on winter nights.
More than the full moon on winter nights
رجلa man يدعيclaims النبوةprophethood فيin السخribald- (first part of 'ribaldry')
رجل يدعي النبوة في السخ
ف-ry (completes 'ribaldry') ومنand who ذاthis one يشكdoubts فيin الأنبياءthe prophets
ف ومن ذا يشك في الأنبياء
A man who claims prophethood in ribald-
A man claims prophecy in foolishness
ry—and who is there to doubt the prophets?
And who would doubt the prophets?
جاءhe came بالمعجزاتwith the miracles يدعوhe calls إليهاto them
جاء بالمعجزات يدعو إليها
فأجيبواso answer (plural) ياO معشرcompany of السخفاءthe buffoons
فأجيبوا يا معشر السخفاء
He came with miracles, calling others to them.
He came with miracles calling to them
So answer, O company of buffoons!
So respond, O assembly of fools
Sol 6.1