وَنَدِيْمٍand a drinking companion مُخَالِفٍcontrary
وَنَدِيْمٍ مُخَالِفٍ
لاَيَشَاhe does not want الدَّهْرَever مَاwhat أَشَاI want
لاَيَشَا الدَّهْرَ مَا أَشَا
And a contrary drinking companion,
Who never wants what I want:
هُوَhe فيin الصَّحْوِsobriety لِيto me أَخٌa brother
هُوَ في الصَّحْوِ لِي أَخٌ
وَعَدُوٌand an enemy إِذَاwhen انْتَشَىhe becomes drunk
وَعَدُوٌ إِذَا انْتَشَى
When sober, he is a brother to me,
And an enemy when he is drunk.
واقْتَرَحْتُand I suggested العَشَاءَsupper يَوْday (first part of the split word)
واقْتَرَحْتُ العَشَاءَ يَوْ
ماًcompletion of 'one day' عَلَيْهِto him فَأُدْهِشَاso he was dumbfounded
ماً عَلَيْهِ فَأُدْهِشَا
And I suggested supper one—
day to him, and he was dumbfounded
سَاعَةًfor a while ثُمَّthen قَالَhe said لِيto me
سَاعَةً ثُمَّ قَالَ لِي
العَشَاsupper يُورِثُcauses العَشَىnight blindness
العَشَا يُورِثُ العَشَى
For a while; then he said to me:
"Supper brings on night blindness."
Sol 6.1