وَزامِرٍand a piper يَكذِبُlies فيهِabout him عائِبُهhis detractor
وَزامِرٍ يَكذِبُ فيهِ عائِبُه
تُعجِبُنيdelight me فيin زَمرِهِhis piping عَجائِبُهhis marvels
تُعجِبُني في زَمرِهِ عَجائِبُه
And a piper whose detractor lies about him—
The marvels of his piping delight me.
مُهَذَّبٌrefined أَخلاقُهُhis manners مَناقِبُهhis virtues
مُهَذَّبٌ أَخلاقُهُ مَناقِبُه
يَحجِبُwithholds صَبرِpatience المَرءِthe man عَنهُfrom him حاجِبُهhis eyebrow
يَحجِبُ صَبرِ المَرءِ عَنهُ حاجِبُه
He is refined; his manners are his virtues.
His eyebrow robs a man of patience.
وَيُسكِرُand intoxicates الشارِبَthe drinker مِنهُfrom him شارِبُهhis moustache
وَيُسكِرُ الشارِبَ مِنهُ شارِبُه
كَأَنَّماas though ناياتُهُhis flutes ذوائِبُهhis forelocks
كَأَنَّما ناياتُهُ ذوائِبُه
And his moustache intoxicates the one who drinks from him.
As though his flutes were his forelocks.
Sol 6.1