ناديتyou called out منsomeone برفينBarfin غيرnot سميعةable to hear
ناديت من برفين غير سميعة
فاصرخso scream وصحand shout ماas much as شئتyou wish ياO برفينBarfin
فاصرخ وصح ما شئت يا برفين
You called, Barfin, to one who cannot hear;
I called out to snowflakes, unhearing
So scream and shout as much as you wish, Barfin.
So cry out and shout what you wish, O snowflakes
إنif كانis شعراًpoetry ماwhat يقالis said فقدthen indeed دناhas drawn near
إن كان شعراً ما يقال فقد دنا
وقتa time يصحis fitting لناfor us بهin it التأبينeulogizing the dead
وقت يصح لنا به التأبين
If what is being said is poetry, then there draws near
If it is poetry that is said, it has come near
A time when we may rightly offer a eulogy.
A time right for us for lament
وأخوكand your brother بالشامin al-Sham العريقةvenerable نازلresiding
وأخوك بالشام العريقة نازل
لكfor you فيin قريضكyour poetry مسعفa helper ومعينand a supporter
لك في قريضك مسعف ومعين
And your brother resides in venerable al-Sham,
And your brother in ancient Damascus has descended
A helper and supporter to you in your verse.
To help you in your ode, a helper and ally
أَوحىinspired لكto you التدخينsmoking ماwhat قدalready قلتهyou said it
أَوحى لك التدخين ما قد قلته
فيin كلevery حرفletter منهof it نيكوتينnicotine
في كل حرف منه نيكوتين
Smoking inspired you with what you have said;
Smoking has inspired you what you have said
In every letter of it is nicotine.
In each letter nicotine
هبلتكmay she be bereaved of you أمكyour mother كيفhow تمدحyou praise دميةa doll
هبلتك أمك كيف تمدح دمية
برطانةin gibberish ضحكتlaughed عليهاat it الصينChina
برطانة ضحكت عليها الصين
May your mother be bereaved of you! How can you praise a doll
Your nonsense, how do you praise a doll
In gibberish that China has laughed at?
That China has laughed at
Sol 6.1