تَقولُshe says خَراطيمُKharāṭīm لَمّاwhen أَتَيتُI came
تَقولُ خَراطيمُ لَمّا أَتَيتُ
أَهلاًwelcome بِذاto this الشاعِرِpoet الأَحوَلِcross-eyed
أَهلاً بِذا الشاعِرِ الأَحوَلِ
Kharāṭīm said when I arrived,
The hoses say when I arrive
“Welcome to this cross-eyed poet!”
Welcome, O crooked poet
وَغَنَّتand she sang فَقُلتُso I said لِجِلاسِهاto those seated with her
وَغَنَّت فَقُلتُ لِجِلاسِها
شَبيهٌsimilar بِنِصفِto half of اِسمِهاher name الأَوَّلِthe first
شَبيهٌ بِنِصفِ اِسمِها الأَوَّلِ
And she sang, so I said to those seated with her,
And it sang, so I said to its companions
“It is like the first half of her name.”
Similar to half its first name
Sol 6.1