أَفتِنيgive me your judgment إِنif كُنتَyou are ثَقفاًdiscerning شاعِراًa poet
أَفتِني إِن كُنتَ ثَقفاً شاعِراً
عَنabout فَتىًa youth أَعوَجَcrooked أَعمىblind مُختَلِفill-proportioned
عَن فَتىً أَعوَجَ أَعمى مُختَلِف
Tell me, if you are a discerning poet,
about a youth, crooked, blind, ill-proportioned,
سَيِّءِugly السَحنَةِthe countenance كابٍdull لَونُهُhis color
سَيِّءِ السَحنَةِ كابٍ لَونُهُ
مِثلِlike عودِa stalk الخِروَعِthe castor plant الباليworn-out القَصِفbrittle
مِثلِ عودِ الخِروَعِ البالي القَصِف
ugly of countenance, his color dull,
like a worn-out, brittle stalk of the castor plant.
Sol 6.1