ياO منyou who يشوقُyearns إلىfor التحاجيriddling انindeed منwhoever
يا من يشوقُ إلى التحاجي ان من
يَنهَلtakes a first draught لرِيِّto quench صَداهُhis thirst لستُI do not أُعِلُّهُgive him a second draught
يَنهَل لرِيِّ صَداهُ لستُ أُعِلُّهُ
O you who yearn for riddling: indeed, whoever
O you who yearn for debate, I am not one
Takes a first draught to quench his thirst, I do not give him a second draught.
Who drinks in the echo of his voice.
حاشاكَfar be it from you منfrom صَلَدِbarrenness القريحةِnatural wit ياO فتىyoung man
حاشاكَ من صَلَدِ القريحةِ يا فتى
نومٌsleep تُوُفِّيdied قلtell لناto us ماwhat مِثلُهُis like it
نومٌ تُوُفِّي قل لنا ما مِثلُهُ
Far be it from you to have a barren wit, young man.
Far be it from you, O youth, to have a barren mind -
Sleep has died; tell us what is like it.
Sleep gives repose. Say to us, who is like it?
Sol 6.1