كيفَ يَخشى المِلحيُّ رِقَّةَ حالٍ

كيفَ يَخشى المِلحيُّ رِقَّةَ حالٍ

بعدَ أن فازَ من قَفاه بِكَنْزِ

بعدَ أن فازَ من قَفاه بِكَنْزِ

How can al-Milḥī fear straitened circumstances

How can the effeminate one fear the softness of a situation

after gaining a treasure from his backside?

After he gained a treasure from his skull?

ولهُ غُرفَةٌ يُؤلِّفُ فيها

ولهُ غُرفَةٌ يُؤلِّفُ فيها

بين تَيْسٍ من الرِّجالِ وعَنْزِ

بين تَيْسٍ من الرِّجالِ وعَنْزِ

And he has a room in which he brings together

And he has a room where he brings together

a he-goat of a man and a she-goat.

Some male goats and a she-goat.

صانَه عِرْضُه فنجَّاهُ منَّي

صانَه عِرْضُه فنجَّاهُ منَّي

إنَّ عِرْضَ المِلحيِّ أمنعُ حِرْزِ

إنَّ عِرْضَ المِلحيِّ أمنعُ حِرْزِ

His honor protected him and so saved him from me;

His chastity protected him from me,

indeed, al-Milḥī’s honor is the most impregnable refuge.

Indeed, the chastity of the effeminate one is an impenetrable defense.

قد لَعَمري رفعتُهُ بهجائي

قد لَعَمري رفعتُهُ بهجائي

وارتفاعُ المصلوبِ ليسَ بِعزِّ

وارتفاعُ المصلوبِ ليسَ بِعزِّ

By my life, I have indeed raised him with my satire,

By my life, I have raised him with my satire,

and the raising of a crucified man is no honor.

And the hanging of the crucified is no honor.

فغذا ما وخزْتُه بسنانِ الذْ

فغذا ما وخزْتُه بسنانِ الذْ

مِّ لم يَمتَعِضْ لِشِدَّةِ وَخْزي

مِّ لم يَمتَعِضْ لِشِدَّةِ وَخْزي

So whenever I prick him with the spearhead of cen-

So if I pricked him with the fangs of sarcasm,

sure, he feels no vexation at the force of my pricking.

He was not disgusted by the intensity of the prick.