عيوبٌfaults لابنof Ibn مالكَMalik قدindeed كفَتنىhave spared me
عيوبٌ لابن مالكَ قد كفَتنى
عَناءَthe trouble الذمِّcensure فيهconcerning him والأهاجىand lampoons
عَناءَ الذمِّ فيه والأهاجى
Ibn Malik's faults have spared me
Faults of Ibn Malik have wearied me
the trouble of censuring him and composing lampoons.
Of blaming him or railing bitterly.
بلىyes قالواthey said لهhe has جارٌa neighbor جرىءٌbold
بلى قالوا له جارٌ جرىءٌ
علىtoward نِسوانthe wives عمالofficials of الخراجِthe land tax
على نِسوان عمال الخراجِ
Yes, they say he has a neighbor who is bold
Nay, some have charged that he, a neighbor, dared
with the wives of the land-tax officials.
To flirt with women who collect the tax;
وليسand he is not بطالبٍseeking منهنّfrom them شيأanything
وليس بطالبٍ منهنّ شيأ
سوىexcept طلبthe seeking of الديوكroosters منfrom الدَّجاجِhens
سوى طلب الديوك من الدَّجاجِ
And he seeks nothing from them
He seeks from them but what a rooster takes
but what roosters seek from hens.
From hens—just eggs, and nothing else in fact.
لهhe has رمحٌa spear بأسفلِat the base of حالبيْهِhis two ureters
له رمحٌ بأسفلِ حالبيْهِ
يجيدhe excels at الطعنَthrusting فيon يومthe day of الهياجِfrenzy
يجيد الطعنَ في يوم الهياجِ
He has a spear at the base of his two ureters;
Below his robes a spear concealed does rest
he excels at thrusting on the day of frenzy.
Well skilled to thrust in any fierce attack.
وقدand indeed نقَهتْhas recovered عليهupon it عِرسُthe wife of يحيَىYahya
وقد نقَهتْ عليه عِرسُ يحيَى
علىby وجهway of التداوىseeking a cure والعلاجِand treatment
على وجه التداوى والعلاجِ
And Yahya's wife has recovered upon it,
And cures for him the healer Yahya sought
by way of healing and treatment,
To heal and help what maladies he lacked,
لأنَّbecause بهاshe has علىaccording to ماwhat قيلwas said يَبْساdryness
لأنَّ بها على ما قيل يَبْسا
وأنّand because صديقَهاher friend رطبُmoist المِزاجِin temperament
وأنّ صديقَها رطبُ المِزاجِ
because she has dryness, so it is said,
Since, so they say, from wetness he does suffer,
and her friend is moist in temperament.
While his friend is quite blessed with moist in tact.
فحازthus gained النَّيكَfucking رِحْمٌa womb فيلسوفٌa philosopher
فحاز النَّيكَ رِحْمٌ فيلسوفٌ
ببرهانٍwith a proof صحيحٍsound واحتجاجِand argument
ببرهانٍ صحيحٍ واحتجاجِ
Thus a philosophical womb won a fuck,
So in the end our wise philosopher
by sound proof and argument.
By valid logic his good name extracted.
فلاso do not تفْرِرflee بهاwith her شرقاeastward وغرباand westward
فلا تفْرِر بها شرقا وغربا
فماfor no أحدٌone منfrom الحدثانِthe vicissitudes of time ناجِescaping
فما أحدٌ من الحدثانِ ناجِ
So do not flee with her eastward and westward,
Then spread no tales of him through east and west
for no one escapes the vicissitudes of time.
For no newcomer leaves a hero sacked.
Sol 6.1