ياO قفاnape of طاهِرٍTahir وكَفَّand the palm of أبيAbu (father of) ملMul- (name fragment)
يا قفا طاهِرٍ وكَفَّ أبي مل
بسِ-bis (name continuation) كيفَhow اجتَمعتُماyou two came together فيin مَكانِa place
بسِ كيفَ اجتَمعتُما في مَكانِ
O Tahir’s nape and the palm of Abu Mul—
O pure nape and palm of my faultless father
—bis, how did you two meet in one place?
Tell me how you both came together in one place
أينَwhere (expressing contrast) هَذاthis one وذاand that one ومَاand not صَنعةُcraft of الفَقthe brewer (first fragment)
أينَ هَذا وذا ومَا صَنعةُ الفَق
قاعِbrewer (remaining fragment) مِنof جِنسِthe kind of صَنعةِcraft of الدِّيوانِthe chancery
قاعِ مِن جِنسِ صَنعةِ الدِّيوانِ
How far apart are this and that! The craft of the brew—
Where is this and that and what is the condition of destitution
—er is not of the same kind as the chancery’s craft.
It is of the same making as the making of wealth