وصَديقٍand a friend مُصَدَّقٍtrusted
وصَديقٍ مُصَدَّقٍ
لمdid not يزَلcease قطُّever مُخلِصاsincere
لم يزَل قطُّ مُخلِصا
And a trusted friend,
A trusted friend
Who had never ceased to be sincere,
Who has always been loyal
قالَhe spoke عنabout جَعفرِJaʿfar بنson of مُغMugh- (name fragment)
قالَ عن جَعفرِ بن مُغ
نِم-nim (name continuation) قَولاًwords مُلَخَّصاconcise
نِم قَولاً مُلَخَّصا
Spoke of Jaʿfar ibn Mugh-
Spoke of Ja'far ibn Mughira
nim in concise words:
In brief words
إنَّهindeed he لَمdid not يزَلcease يُصاbegins ‘shakes hands’
إنَّه لَم يزَل يُصا
فِحُcompletes ‘shakes hands’ حتَّىuntil تَخصَّصاhe became a specialist
فِحُ حتَّى تَخصَّصا
“Indeed, he kept on shak-
He has always been pure
ing hands until he became a specialist.”
Until he became dedicated
وحَكىand he told ليto me بأنَّهthat he
وحَكى لي بأنَّه
يَبلَعُhe swallows الأيرَthe penis والخُصىand the testicles
يَبلَعُ الأيرَ والخُصى
And he told me that he
And told me that he
Swallows the penis and the testicles.
Swallows pebbles and date pits