تَبدوappears الجَبانَةُcowardice بَينَbetween عَينَيهِhis two eyes لَناto us
تَبدو الجَبانَةُ بَينَ عَينَيهِ لَنا
وَلِنَفسِهِand for himself كلُّall الشّجاعَةِcourage يذكرُhe claims
وَلِنَفسِهِ كلُّ الشّجاعَةِ يذكرُ
Cowardice shows itself to us between his eyes.
Yet he claims all courage for himself.
وَيَقولُand he says إِنّيindeed I am ضَيغَمa fierce lion أَسدthe lion of الشّرىal-Shara
وَيَقولُ إِنّي ضَيغَم أَسد الشّرى
فَأجيبهُso I answer him بِنَعمwith “yes” لأنّكbecause you are أَبخرُfoul-breathed
فَأجيبهُ بِنَعم لأنّك أَبخرُ
He says, “I am a fierce lion, the lion of al-Shara.”
So I answer him, “Yes, because you have foul breath.”
Sol 6.1