قِيلَit was said ليto me طاهِرُTahir بنُson of أحمدَAhmad يَغتاslanders…
قِيلَ لي طاهِرُ بنُ أحمدَ يَغتا
بُكَ…you ظُلماًunjustly فَلِمso why رَضيتَyou were content بِظُلمِهwith his injustice
بُكَ ظُلماً فَلِم رَضيتَ بِظُلمِه
I was told, “Tahir ibn Ahmad slanders
you unjustly; why, then, have you been content with his injustice?”
قلتُI said أنصارُهُhis supporters بِصَيداin Sidon كثِيرٌmany
قلتُ أنصارُهُ بِصَيدا كثِيرٌ
كلُّevery أيرٍcock فيهin it أخوهhis brother لأمِّهon his mother’s side
كلُّ أيرٍ فيه أخوه لأمِّه
I said, “His supporters in Sidon are many:
Every cock there is his brother on his mother’s side.”