صدhe turned away عنfrom توبةٍrepentance وعنand from إخباتhumble submission
صد عن توبةٍ وعن إخبات
ولهاand amused himself بالمجونِwith debauchery والقيناتand singing girls
ولها بالمجونِ والقينات
He turned away from repentance and humble submission,
And amused himself with debauchery and singing girls.
ليسnot ينفكhe ceases مازجاًmixing فيin يديهِhis two hands
ليس ينفك مازجاً في يديهِ
خمرَwine قطربلٍof Qutrabbul بماءِwith the water الفراتِof the Euphrates
خمرَ قطربلٍ بماءِ الفراتِ
He never ceases mixing in his hands
The wine of Qutrabbul with the water of the Euphrates.
ماnot يباليhe cares إذاwhen خلاhe is alone بأبيwith Abu عيسىIsa
ما يبالي إذا خلا بأبي عيسى
وشربٍand drinking companions منfrom among بدنٍplump women عطراتِperfumed
وشربٍ من بدنٍ عطراتِ
He cares not, when alone with Abu Isa
And drinking companions—plump, perfumed women—
إنif يغصchokes المظلومُthe oppressed man فيin حومةِthe thick of الجوtyranny (continued next line)
إن يغص المظلومُ في حومةِ الجو
رِcompletion of 'tyranny' بداءٍwith an affliction بينَbetween الحشاتthe entrails واللهاةِand the uvula
رِ بداءٍ بينَ الحشات واللهاةِ
If the oppressed man chokes in the thick of tyranny,
With an affliction between his entrails and his uvula.
Sol 6.1