أَناI شَيخٌan old man وَقُلتُand I said فيabout الشَيخِthe old man ماwhat يَعfirst part of 'knows it'
أَنا شَيخٌ وَقُلتُ في الشَيخِ ما يَع
لَمُهُcompletion of 'knows it' كُلُّevery أَبلَهٍfool وَذَهينِand a clever man
لَمُهُ كُلُّ أَبلَهٍ وَذَهينِ
I am an old man, and I have said of old men what
I am an old man and about old men I've said
every fool and clever man knows:
Things known to every fool and dunce's head;
كُلَّevery شَيخٍold man تَراهُyou see him يُكثِرُdoes a great deal مِنof كَسfirst part of 'acquiring'
كُلَّ شَيخٍ تَراهُ يُكثِرُ مِن كَس
بِcompletion of 'acquiring' الجِواريslave girls فَخُذهُthen seize him ليfor me بِالقُرونِby the horns
بِ الجِواري فَخُذهُ لي بِالقُرونِ
Any old man you see acquiring many
Whenever you see an old man fond of whoring,
slave girls—seize him for me by the horns.
Take him by his horns and lead him forth outdoors.
Sol 6.1