حَدِّثواtell عَنabout خائِنٍa traitor
حَدِّثوا عَن خائِنٍ
ثُمthen فيهِabout him أسهِبُواspeak at length
ثُم فيهِ أسهِبُوا
Tell of a traitor,
Speak of a traitor,
then speak of him at length.
then of him at length discourse.
قالsaid صَحبِيmy companions إنَّهindeed he is
قال صَحبِي إنَّه
لَخِسيسٌindeed vile خُندُبُa locust
لَخِسيسٌ خُندُبُ
My companions said: He is
My friends said he's
indeed a vile locust.
a petty, despicable cur.
فالعَننَهُso curse him إنمَاindeed
فالعَننَهُ إنمَا
لَعنُهُcursing him مُستَوجبُdeserved
لَعنُهُ مُستَوجبُ
So curse him; indeed,
So curse him, for he's
he deserves to be cursed.
one deserving curses.
قلتُI said مَنwho هذَاthis الذِيwhom
قلتُ مَن هذَا الذِي
يَزدَريهِdespises him المغرِبُMorocco
يَزدَريهِ المغرِبُ
I said: Who is this man
Who's this, I asked,
whom Morocco despises?
scorned by Maghreb's sons?
فأَجابُواso they answered بَعدَمَاafter
فأَجابُوا بَعدَمَا
بِسُراليat my question (apparently بسؤالي) استَغرَبُواthey were surprised
بِسُرالي استَغرَبُوا
So they answered, after
They answered, after
being surprised at my question:
expressing surprise,
مَنthe one whom إيَاهhim بالبيَّاas al-Bayya-
مَن إيَاه بالبيَّا
زِ-z (completing al-Bayyaz) الصَّغِيرthe Younger لقَّبُواthey nicknamed
زِ الصَّغِير لقَّبُوا
The one they nicknamed al-Bayya-
"The one called Little Wolf
z the Younger.
by boys in play."
قلتُI said كلبٌa dog خائِنٌtreacherous
قلتُ كلبٌ خائِنٌ
إنكمindeed you لمdid not تكذِبُواyou lie
إنكم لم تكذِبُوا
I said: A treacherous dog!
I said, "A treacherous dog!
Indeed, you have not lied.
Indeed, you do not lie.
لعنةُthe curse اللهِof God علَيupon
لعنةُ اللهِ علَي
هِhim دواماforever فاذهَبُواso go
هِ دواما فاذهَبُوا
May God's curse be upon
May Allah's curse on him
him forever—so go.
forever rest. Now go."
Sol 6.1