لمتُI reproached مَنthe one who أَبدلexchanged العَمامةthe turban بِالطرfor the tarboosh (word continues)
لمتُ مَن أَبدل العَمامة بِالطر
بوش(completes “tarboosh”: fez) حَتّىuntil إِذاwhen الحَماقةfoolishness أَظهَرhe revealed
بوش حَتّى إِذا الحَماقة أَظهَر
I reproached the man who exchanged his turban for a tar-
boosh, until, revealing his foolishness,
قالَhe said قَدّرsuppose بِأَنَّthat رأسيَmy head فجلٌa radish
قالَ قَدّر بِأَنَّ رأسيَ فجلٌ
قشَّروهthey peeled it فَقُلتso I said هَذاthis مقدَّرtaken for granted
قشَّروه فَقُلت هَذا مقدَّر
he said, “Suppose my head is a radish
they have peeled.” I replied, “That is a given.”
Sol 6.1