اكفناspare us زحمةَthe throng الذُّبِابthe flies بإبعَاby removing (word continues)
اكفنا زحمةَ الذُّبِاب بإبعَا
دِcompletion of 'removing' قَذَالٍa nape تَنتَابُهkeep visiting it الذُّبانُthe flies
دِ قَذَالٍ تَنتَابُه الذُّبانُ
Rid us of the flies’ crush by keeping away
Spare us the throng of flies by removing
a nape that the flies continually visit.
a nape that flies keep swarming over.
هبكsuppose you أوتيتَyou were given تاجa crown ملكkingship فأنيthen how
هبك أوتيتَ تاج ملك فأني
لكfor you رأسٌa head للتاجfor the crown فيهin it مكانُroom
لك رأسٌ للتاج فيه مكانُ
Suppose you were granted a king’s crown—how then
Suppose you were given a royal crown—how, then,
could you have a head with room in it for the crown?
could you have a head with room in it for the crown?
ليسis not ماwhat حُزتَهyou have acquired it منof المالthe wealth بِدعاًanything extraordinary
ليس ما حُزتَه من المال بِدعاً
هاكlook قدindeed حازتِhave held السُّلافَthe choicest wine دنانُwine jars
هاك قد حازتِ السُّلافَ دنانُ
Your amassing wealth is nothing strange;
The wealth you have acquired is nothing extraordinary;
look—jars, too, have held the choicest wine.
Look: wine jars have held the choicest wine.
Sol 6.1