ليI have سيِّدٌa master مُتواضِعٌhumble لِغُلامِهِtoward his servant boy
لي سيِّدٌ مُتواضِعٌ لِغُلامِهِ
وعلىand toward سِواهُothers besides him مُسْرِفٌexcessive فيin كِبْرِهِhis arrogance
وعلى سِواهُ مُسْرِفٌ في كِبْرِهِ
I have a master, humble toward his servant boy,
I have my master so very meek to his boy
Yet toward anyone else, excessive in his arrogance.
Yet to another he is lavish in his pride
ينْقادُhe submits للغِلْمانِto the servant boys فيin خَلَواتِهِhis moments of seclusion
ينْقادُ للغِلْمانِ في خَلَواتِهِ
مِثْلَlike السَّفِينِthe ships زِمامُهhis reins فيin دُبْرِهِhis backside
مِثْلَ السَّفِينِ زِمامُه في دُبْرِهِ
He submits to the servant boys in his moments of seclusion;
He yields to the lads in the dark of night
Like a ship, his helm is in his backside.
Like a ship with the tiller astern does he guide
Sol 6.1