وَشِعرٍand verse كَبَعرِlike the droppings of الكَبشِthe ram فَرَّقَscattered بَينَهُbetween its parts
وَشِعرٍ كَبَعرِ الكَبشِ فَرَّقَ بَينَهُ
لِسانُthe tongue of دَعيٍّa bastard فيin القَريضِpoetry بَخيلِmiserly
لِسانُ دَعيٍّ في القَريضِ بَخيلِ
And verse like a ram’s droppings—its pieces scattered apart
And verse like a ram’s droppings, scattered apart
by the tongue of a pretender, a miser in the art of poetry.
by the tongue of a bastard, miserly with poetry.
Sol 6.1