ياO قومُpeople ماnot هذيthis شريعةlaw الأدبliterature
يا قومُ ما هذي شريعة الأدب
ولاnor بهذاof this الشغلconduct قالتspoke العربthe Arabs
ولا بهذا الشغل قالت العرب
O people, this is not the law of literature,
O people, this is not the way of proper conduct,
Nor did the Arabs advocate such conduct.
Nor is this what the Arabs have ever said.
أتقبلونdo you accept عابدAbid; worshipper العزيزal-Aziz; the Almighty
أتقبلون عابد العزيز
وليسand he is not بالمتروal-Metro (unclear reference) ولاnor الوزيزيal-Wazizi (unclear reference)
وليس بالمترو ولا الوزيزي
Do you accept Abid al-Aziz,
You accept the worshipper of al-Aziz,
And he is neither al-Metro nor al-Wazizi,
Who is neither refined nor respectable.
وترفضونand you reject طاهرpure الأعراقlineages
وترفضون طاهر الأعراق
الشاعرthe poet الحنذيذmasterful (uncertain spelling) عبدAbd; servant الباقيal-Baqi; the Everlasting
الشاعر الحنذيذ عبد الباقي
And reject a man of pure lineage,
Yet you reject Tahir al-Aaraq,
The masterful poet, Abd al-Baqi,
The sweet poet Abdul Baaqi.
وتزعمونand you claim أنكمthat you فيin جامعهa university
وتزعمون أنكم في جامعه
ممنوعةٍprotected منfrom الفسادcorruption مانعهwarding it off
ممنوعةٍ من الفساد مانعه
And claim that you are in a university
And you claim to be in a university
Protected from corruption and warding it off?
Free of corruption and vice.
Sol 6.1