لِيَهنِكَ أَنَّ لي وَلَداً وَعَبداً

لِيَهنِكَ أَنَّ لي وَلَداً وَعَبداً

سَواءٌ في المَقالِ وَفي المَقامِ

سَواءٌ في المَقالِ وَفي المَقامِ

May it gladden you that I have a son and a slave,

To celebrate, I have a son and a slave

alike in speech and in standing.

Equal in speech and in stance

فَهَذا سابِقٌ مِن غَيرِ سينٍ

فَهَذا سابِقٌ مِن غَيرِ سينٍ

وَهَذا عاقِلٌ مِن غَيرِ لامِ

وَهَذا عاقِلٌ مِن غَيرِ لامِ

So this one is sābiq (“foremost”) without sīn—ābiq (“a runaway”);

One excels without teeth

and this one is ʿāqil (“sensible”) without lām—ʿāq (“undutiful”).

The other reasons without uttering