إِنَّindeed أَباAbu (father of) مَنصورَMansur ماnot إِنat all (emphasizing the negation) لَهُhe has
إِنَّ أَبا مَنصورَ ما إِن لَهُ
مَكرُمَةٌa noble deed تَنهَضُrises فيin نَصرِهِhis defense
مَكرُمَةٌ تَنهَضُ في نَصرِهِ
Indeed, Abu Mansur has no
noble deed to rise in his defense.
شَيخٌan old man رَقيعٌfoolish عِندَهُin his opinion أَنَّهُthat he
شَيخٌ رَقيعٌ عِندَهُ أَنَّهُ
أَشعَرُthe finest poet مَنof those whom شاهَدَhe has seen فيin عَصرِهِhis time
أَشعَرُ مَن شاهَدَ في عَصرِهِ
A foolish old man, he thinks himself
the finest poet he has seen in his time.
يَستَأهِلُhe deserves النَتفَthe plucking بِدِبقِwith the birdlime of اِستِهِhis arse
يَستَأهِلُ النَتفَ بِدِبقِ اِستِهِ
لِشَعرِof the hair of خَدَّيهِhis two cheeks عَلىin payment for شِعرِهِhis poetry
لِشَعرِ خَدَّيهِ عَلى شِعرِهِ
He deserves the plucking—with his arse’s birdlime—
of his cheek hair, in payment for his verse.
Sol 6.1