ياO قومpeople ماnot هذيthis شريعةthe law of الأدبliterature
يا قوم ما هذي شريعة الأدب
ولاnor بهذاin favor of this الشغلwork 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 decency
Nor did the Arabs speak in favor of such work.
Nor is this what the Arabs used to say
أتقبلونdo you accept عابدAbid العزيزal-Aziz
أتقبلون عابد العزيز
وليسand he is not بالمتروal-Mitru (unclear term) ولاnor الوزيزيal-Wazizi (unclear term)
وليس بالمترو ولا الوزيزي
Do you accept Abid al-Aziz,
You accept the worshipper of al-Aziz
Though he is neither “al-Mitru” nor “al-Wazizi,”
Who is neither mature nor wise
وترفضونand you reject طاهرpure of الأعراقlineage
وترفضون طاهر الأعراق
الشاعرthe poet الحنذيذmasterful عبدAbd الباقيal-Baqi
الشاعر الحنذيذ عبد الباقي
And reject one of pure lineage—
And you reject Tahir al-A'raaq
The master poet Abd al-Baqi—
The sweet poet Abdul Baaqi
وتزعمونand you claim أنكمthat you are فيin جامعهa university
وتزعمون أنكم في جامعه
ممنوعةٍshielded منfrom الفسادcorruption مانعهwarding it off
ممنوعةٍ من الفساد مانعه
While claiming you are in a university
And you claim that you are in a university
Shielded from corruption and keeping it at bay?
Safe from corruption, preventing it
Sol 6.1