الطفلthe child يرضعsuckles أوor يُرىis seen مفطوماweaned
الطفل يرضع أو يُرى مفطوما
ويعودand he becomes بعدafter فطامهhis weaning مطعوماfed
ويعود بعد فطامه مطعوما
The child suckles or is seen weaned,
And after his weaning, he comes to be fed.
مهماwhenever رأىhe sees نمنم'nam-nam' (baby talk for food) وأنبوand 'anbu' (baby talk for water) لمnot يعدcontinues to be
مهما رأى نمنم وأنبو لم يعد
يُقلىhated ويهوىand he loves باخلاًa miser وكريماand a generous person
يُقلى ويهوى باخلاً وكريما
Whenever he sees 'nam-nam' and 'anbu,' he is no longer
Hated, and he loves the miserly and the generous alike.
فيamong الناسpeople لاnot تلقاهyou find him قطever بفاكرthinking
في الناس لا تلقاه قط بفاكر
لاقىhe met سفيهاًa fool أوor أصابhe encountered حليماa forbearing man
لاقى سفيهاً أو أصاب حليما
Among people, you never find him pondering
Whether he has met a fool or encountered a forbearing man.
لاnot يختشيhe fears غيظاًanger أوor لاnot يرجوhe hopes for رضىapproval
لا يختشي غيظاً أو لا يرجو رضى
ويرىand he sees سواهothers besides himself سيداًa master وخديماand a servant
ويرى سواه سيداً وخديما
He fears no anger, nor does he hope for approval,
And he sees others as masters and servants.
فيin تختهhis bed منfrom تحتهbeneath him كمhow often شخّhe peed كمhow often
في تخته من تحته كم شخّ كم
وبفعلand by doing ذلكthat لمnot يصرhe becomes مذموماblameworthy
وبفعل ذلك لم يصر مذموما
In his bed, how often he has peed beneath himself—how often!
Yet doing so has not made him blameworthy.
ياoh منone who أحَيلىever so sweet ماwhen يناديhe calls أمهhis mother
يا من أحَيلى ما ينادي أمه
كيماso that تناديهshe calls him ويزعقand he bawls مِيما'mima' (baby talk for mother)
كيما تناديه ويزعق مِيما
Oh, how very sweet he is when he calls his mother,
So she will call him, and he bawls, 'Mima!'
Sol 6.1