لَناwe have نَديمٌa drinking companion دَنِسُfoul الخُبْرِinner character
لَنا نَديمٌ دَنِسُ الخُبْرِ
اَطفَلُmore of a freeloader مِنthan صُبحٍmorning عَلىupon فَجرِdawn
اَطفَلُ مِن صُبحٍ عَلى فَجرِ
We have a drinking companion of foul character,
We have a companion, impure of news
more of a freeloader than morning upon dawn.
A child from a morning upon dawn
لَوif طَبَخَcooked المَرءُa man عَلىat a distance of فَرسَخٍa parasang
لَو طَبَخَ المَرءُ عَلى فَرسَخٍ
أَتاهُhe would come to him مِنfrom ساعَتِهِhis very hour يَجريrunning
أَتاهُ مِن ساعَتِهِ يَجري
If a man cooked a parasang away,
If a man cooked over a league
he would come running to him at once.
He came to him from his time, running
Sol 6.1