ياO صاحِfriend لاdo not تُصغِlisten إِلىto لَفظَةٍa word
يا صاحِ لا تُصغِ إِلى لَفظَةٍ
يَفتَحُopens عَنهاfor it شَفَتَيهِhis two lips غِياثGhiyath
يَفتَحُ عَنها شَفَتَيهِ غِياث
O friend, do not heed a word
For which Ghiyath parts his lips.
ذوpossessing خاطِرٍa mind رَخوٍslack ضَعيفِweak in القُوىthe powers
ذو خاطِرٍ رَخوٍ ضَعيفِ القُوى
يَأتيكَhe comes to you مِنهُfrom it بِمَعانٍwith meanings إِناثeffeminate
يَأتيكَ مِنهُ بِمَعانٍ إِناث
A man of slack wit and feeble powers,
He brings you effeminate meanings from it.
لَمnot يَكسُclothe مُذsince كانَhe existed مَقاطيعُهُhis verse-fragments
لَم يَكسُ مُذ كانَ مَقاطيعُهُ
غَيرَother than مَعانٍmeanings دَنِساتٍfilthy رِثاثthreadbare
غَيرَ مَعانٍ دَنِساتٍ رِثاث
Never, since he came to be, has he clothed his verse-fragments
In anything but filthy, threadbare meanings.
إِنif طَفَّلَcame uninvited السَمعُthe ear عَلىupon شِعرِهِhis verse
إِن طَفَّلَ السَمعُ عَلى شِعرِهِ
أَصابَهُbefell it غَيرُnot مَليحِlovely الأَثاثthe furnishings
أَصابَهُ غَيرُ مَليحِ الأَثاث
If the ear comes uninvited to his verse,
It will encounter unlovely furnishings.
Sol 6.1