فَلَيتَso would that أَباfather of شُرَيحٍShurayh جارُneighbor of عَمرُوAmr
فَلَيتَ أَبا شُرَيحٍ جارُ عَمرُو
حَياpossibly ‘greeted’; unclear as written عَوفٍAwf وَغَيَّبَهُand concealed him القُبورُthe graves
حَيا عَوفٍ وَغَيَّبَهُ القُبورُ
Would that Abu Shurayh, Amr’s neighbor,
Had greeted Awf [uncertain reading], and the graves had concealed him.
وَماand not دَهريmy customary way بِشَتمِكَin reviling you فَاِعلَمنَهُso know it well
وَما دَهري بِشَتمِكَ فَاِعلَمنَهُ
وَلَكِنbut أَنتَyou مَخذولٌforsaken كَبيرُold
وَلَكِن أَنتَ مَخذولٌ كَبيرُ
And reviling you is not my way—know that well—
But you are forsaken and old.
Sol 6.1