قالُواthey said الدُبَيثِيُّal-Dubaythi ذُوpossessor of قُوافٍrhymed verses
قالُوا الدُبَيثِيُّ ذُو قُوافٍ
مُحكَمَةُfirmly wrought النَظمِthe composition مُستَقِيمَهwell-formed
مُحكَمَةُ النَظمِ مُستَقِيمَه
They said: Al-Dubaythi has rhymes
firmly composed and well-formed.
فَقُلتُso I said بُعداًbanishment لَكُمupon you وَسُحقاًand destruction
فَقُلتُ بُعداً لَكُم وَسُحقاً
فَكُلُّfor all أَفهامِكُمyour understandings سَقِيمَهare diseased
فَكُلُّ أَفهامِكُم سَقِيمَه
I said: Away with you, and to perdition!
For all your minds are sick.
شِعرُthe poetry الدُبَيثِيِّof al-Dubaythi لَوif عَقلتُمyou had sense
شِعرُ الدُبَيثِيِّ لَو عَقلتُم
أَبرَدُcolder مِنthan أُمِّهِhis mother اللَئِيمَهthe vile one
أَبرَدُ مِن أُمِّهِ اللَئِيمَه
Al-Dubaythi's poetry, if you had sense,
is colder than his vile mother.
هُوَhe الَّذيthe one whom تَعلَمُونَyou know كَلبٌa dog
هُوَ الَّذي تَعلَمُونَ كَلبٌ
فَهَلso is there لِنَبحِfor the barking الكِلابِof dogs قِيمَهany worth
فَهَل لِنَبحِ الكِلابِ قِيمَه
He, as you know, is a dog;
is the barking of dogs worth anything?
إِنّاindeed we إِلىto اللَهِGod مِنagainst طَغامٍa rabble
إِنّا إِلى اللَهِ مِن طَغامٍ
تَعتَقِدُbelieves الفَضلَmerit فيin بَهِيمَهa beast
تَعتَقِدُ الفَضلَ في بَهِيمَه
We appeal to God against a rabble
that believes a beast has merit.
وَاللُؤمُand baseness وَالشُؤمُand ill omen مِنهُof him جُزءٌa part
وَاللُؤمُ وَالشُؤمُ مِنهُ جُزءٌ
وَالغَدرُand treachery وَالإِفكُand falsehood وَالنَميمَهand tale-bearing
وَالغَدرُ وَالإِفكُ وَالنَميمَه
Baseness and ill omen are part of him,
and treachery, falsehood, and tale-bearing.
وَيُنسَبُand is ascribed العارُdisgrace وَالدَناياand base deeds
وَيُنسَبُ العارُ وَالدَنايا
طُرّاًentirely إِلىto أُمِّهِhis mother القَديمَهthe aged one
طُرّاً إِلى أُمِّهِ القَديمَه
Disgrace and base deeds are traced
entirely to his aged mother.
مَتىwhenever يَمُتhe dies تَصرُخُcry out المَخازِيthe disgraces
مَتى يَمُت تَصرُخُ المَخازِي
ياO أَبَتاmy father واشَقاalas for the misery of اليَتِيمَهthe orphan
يا أَبَتا واشَقا اليَتِيمَه
When he dies, disgraces will cry:
O father! Alas for the orphan's misery!
بَعدكَafter you حَلَّتbefell بِناus أُمُورٌcalamities
بَعدكَ حَلَّت بِنا أُمُورٌ
مُقعِدَةٌcrippling لِلعُواfor howling مُقِيمَهsustaining
مُقعِدَةٌ لِلعُوا مُقِيمَه
After you, calamities have befallen us
that cripple us and keep us howling.
راحَتhave gone جُيُوشُthe armies الضَلالِof error فَوضىin disarray
راحَت جُيُوشُ الضَلالِ فَوضى
قَدindeed هُزِمَتwere defeated أَسوَأَthe worst الهَزيمَهdefeat
قَد هُزِمَت أَسوَأَ الهَزيمَه
The armies of error have scattered in disarray,
defeated in the worst defeat.
وَأَدرَكَand overtook الحَقُّTruth بَعدَafter ذُلٍّhumiliation
وَأَدرَكَ الحَقُّ بَعدَ ذُلٍّ
مِنّاfrom us بِآثارِهِwith its effects المُنِيمَهsleep-inducing
مِنّا بِآثارِهِ المُنِيمَه
And Truth, after humiliation, caught up
with us through its death-dealing deeds.
مِنfrom أَينَwhere لِلظُلمِfor oppression باطِنِيٌّa Batini esotericist
مِن أَينَ لِلظُلمِ باطِنِيٌّ
مثلُكَlike you يَستَصغِرُbelittles العَظِيمَهan enormity
مثلُكَ يَستَصغِرُ العَظِيمَه
Where can oppression find a Batini
like you, who makes light of enormities?
يَومُكَyour day أَبقىleft أَخاكَyour brother ديناًin faith
يَومُكَ أَبقى أَخاكَ ديناً
إِبليسَIblis مُستَهلَكَutterly spent العَزيمَهin resolve
إِبليسَ مُستَهلَكَ العَزيمَه
Your day of death has left your brother in faith,
Iblis, utterly spent in resolve.
قَدindeed كُنتَyou were رِدءاًa support لَهُto him تُساويequaling
قَد كُنتَ رِدءاً لَهُ تُساوي
كُلَّall شَياطِينِهِhis devils الرَجيمَهthe accursed
كُلَّ شَياطِينِهِ الرَجيمَه
You were his support, the equal
of all his accursed devils.
مَنwhom كُنتَhad you أَوصَيتَcharged بِالمَعاصيwith sins
مَن كُنتَ أَوصَيتَ بِالمَعاصي
مِنfrom هَذِهِthis العُصبَةِband الأَثِيمَهthe sinful
مِن هَذِهِ العُصبَةِ الأَثِيمَه
Whom had you charged with sins
among this sinful band?
مَنwhom لأَذىto harm ماجِدٍa noble man كَريمٍgenerous
مَن لأَذى ماجِدٍ كَريمٍ
خَلَّفتَyou left behind أَوor حرَّةٍa freeborn woman كَريمَهhonorable
خَلَّفتَ أَو حرَّةٍ كَريمَه
Whom, to harm a noble, generous man,
have you left behind—or a freeborn, honorable woman?
بَعدَكَafter you ماnot فُتِّشَتhas been searched حَصانٌa chaste woman
بَعدَكَ ما فُتِّشَت حَصانٌ
وَلاnor اِشتَكيhas complained مُوهَنٌa weakened man هَضِيمَهa wrong
وَلا اِشتَكي مُوهَنٌ هَضِيمَه
After you, no chaste woman has been searched,
nor has a helpless man complained of wrong.
وَأَطلَقُواand they freed الحُضرَtownsfolk وَالبَواديand desert-dwellers
وَأَطلَقُوا الحُضرَ وَالبَوادي
وَالعُزلَand the unarmed وَالبيضَand the white blades عَنfrom صَريمَهa ruthless design
وَالعُزلَ وَالبيضَ عَن صَريمَه
They have freed townsfolk and desert-dwellers,
the unarmed and white blades, from ruthless designs.
يُظَنُّit is thought أَنَّthat الإِلَهَGod أَهدىbestowed
يُظَنُّ أَنَّ الإِلَهَ أَهدى
لِذاto this الوَرىhumankind نَظرَةًa glance رَحيمَهmerciful
لِذا الوَرى نَظرَةً رَحيمَه
One would think that God had bestowed
on these mortals a merciful glance.
ياO فَرحَةَjoy of النارِthe fire يَومَthe day تَأتيyou come
يا فَرحَةَ النارِ يَومَ تَأتي
إِلىto دِيارِthe abodes of البَلاaffliction وَذِيمَهand disgrace
إِلى دِيارِ البَلا وَذِيمَه
Oh, Hellfire's joy the day you come
to the abodes of affliction and disgrace!
كَمhow many يَتَلَقّاكَwill greet you مِنof زَبانٍa hell-warden
كَم يَتَلَقّاكَ مِن زَبانٍ
قَساوَةُharshness of الطَبعِnature فيهِin him شِيمَهan inborn trait
قَساوَةُ الطَبعِ فيهِ شِيمَه
How many a hell-warden will greet you,
cruelty of nature his inborn trait,
مِثلَlike تَلَقّيكَyour greeting سُفنَboats ماءٍof water
مِثلَ تَلَقّيكَ سُفنَ ماءٍ
تَحمِلُcarrying مِنfrom بابلٍBabylon لَطِيمَهprecious merchandise
تَحمِلُ مِن بابلٍ لَطِيمَه
just as you greeted boats upon the water,
bearing precious wares from Babylon!
إِنَّindeed بَغِيّاًa prostitute غَذَتكَfed you طِفلاًas a child
إِنَّ بَغِيّاً غَذَتكَ طِفلاً
فَيماfor what أَتَتهُshe committed it لَمُستَلِيمَهsurely blameworthy
فَيما أَتَتهُ لَمُستَلِيمَه
The prostitute who fed you as a child
is surely blameworthy for what she did.
لِأَنَّهاbecause she قَدindeed رَأَتsaw عِياناًwith her own eyes
لِأَنَّها قَد رَأَت عِياناً
شُؤمَكَyour ill omen مُذsince أَنتَyou فيin المَشيمَهthe fetal sac
شُؤمَكَ مُذ أَنتَ في المَشيمَه
For she had seen with her own eyes
your ill omen while you were still in the fetal sac.
كَمhow often عِثتَyou ravaged فيin بَظرِهاher clitoris بِعَضٍّwith biting
كَم عِثتَ في بَظرِها بِعَضٍّ
أَورَثَهاcaused her الشَهوَةَlust الذَميمَهthe shameful
أَورَثَها الشَهوَةَ الذَميمَه
How often you ravaged her clitoris with bites
that kindled in her a shameful lust,
تَطلُبُseeking مِنهاfrom her المَنِيَّsemen قُوتاًas nourishment
تَطلُبُ مِنها المَنِيَّ قُوتاً
وَلَيسَand it is not بِالصُورَةِin appearance الوَسيمَهcomely
وَلَيسَ بِالصُورَةِ الوَسيمَه
seeking semen from her as nourishment,
though it is not of comely appearance.
فَهيَso she تُناديcalls الزُناةَthe adulterers هُبّواhurry
فَهيَ تُنادي الزُناةَ هُبّوا
إِلىto حِرٍa vulva يُشبِهُresembling الأَطِيمَهa furnace
إِلى حِرٍ يُشبِهُ الأَطِيمَه
So she calls to the adulterers: Hurry
to a vulva resembling a furnace!
وَلَيسَand does not يَرويكَquench you غَيرُother than ماءٍwater
وَلَيسَ يَرويكَ غَيرُ ماءٍ
يَنصَبُّpours فيهاinto her اِنصِبابَwith the pouring of دِيمَهsteady rain
يَنصَبُّ فيها اِنصِبابَ دِيمَه
And nothing slakes your thirst but water
pouring into her like steady rain.
وَساعَةَand at the hour of الوَضعِchildbirth جِئتَyou came بَثناًsoft-fleshed
وَساعَةَ الوَضعِ جِئتَ بَثناً
غادَرتَyou left وَجعاءَهاher aching parts كَلِيمَهwounded
غادَرتَ وَجعاءَها كَلِيمَه
And at birth you came forth soft-fleshed,
leaving her aching parts wounded.
وَحينَand when أَكمَلتَهُنَّyou completed them سَبعاًseven
وَحينَ أَكمَلتَهُنَّ سَبعاً
ملتَyou inclined إِلىto الصَنعَةِthe trade الذَميمَهthe shameful
ملتَ إِلى الصَنعَةِ الذَميمَه
And when you had completed seven years,
you turned to the shameful trade.
كَسَّدتَyou ruined سُوقَthe market of العُلوقِmale prostitutes حَتّىuntil
كَسَّدتَ سُوقَ العُلوقِ حَتّى
تَرَكتَyou left أَبوابَهاits doors رَديمَهblocked up
تَرَكتَ أَبوابَها رَديمَه
You ruined the market for male prostitutes, until
you left its doors blocked up.
حَتّىuntil لَقَدindeed راحَwent away كُلُّevery عِلقٍmale prostitute
حَتّى لَقَد راحَ كُلُّ عِلقٍ
عَلَيكَagainst you فيin قَلبِهِhis heart سَخِيمَهrancor
عَلَيكَ في قَلبِهِ سَخِيمَه
So that every male prostitute went away
with rancor against you in his heart.
كَمhow many مارِدٍa rebel فيin صِباكَyour youth عاتٍinsolent
كَم مارِدٍ في صِباكَ عاتٍ
صِدتَyou caught بِنَغماتِكَwith your tones الرَخيمَهthe mellow
صِدتَ بِنَغماتِكَ الرَخيمَه
How many an insolent rebel, in your youth,
you snared with your mellow tones!
وَكَمand how many لَعَمريby my life مِنof أَلفِa thousand صادٍthirsty men
وَكَم لَعَمري مِن أَلفِ صادٍ
سَطَتassailed بِهاupon them مِنكَof yours فردَa single مِيمَهmim
سَطَت بِها مِنكَ فردَ مِيمَه
And, by my life, how many a thousand thirsty men
has your solitary mim overpowered!
حَتّىuntil إِذاwhen نَشَتyou grew up بَعدَafter حينٍa time
حَتّى إِذا نَشَت بَعدَ حينٍ
وَطالَتِand grew long اللِّحيَةُthe beard اللَئيمَهthe vile
وَطالَتِ اللِّحيَةُ اللَئيمَه
Until, after a time, you grew up,
and the vile beard grew long,
أَصبَحتَyou became عَشّارَa toll-collector of أَرضa land سُوءٍevil
أَصبَحتَ عَشّارَ أَرض سُوءٍ
ماnot بَرِحَتhas ceased أَرضُهاits land مَضيمَهoppressed
ما بَرِحَت أَرضُها مَضيمَه
you became the toll-collector of an evil land,
whose soil has never ceased to suffer wrong.
أَسَّسَهاfounded it شَرُّthe worst آدَمِيٍّhuman being
أَسَّسَها شَرُّ آدَمِيٍّ
بِذاكَof that كُلُّall الوَرىhumankind عَليمَهaware
بِذاكَ كُلُّ الوَرى عَليمَه
The worst of men founded it;
all humankind knows that.
قَومُهُhis people بَعضُهُمsome of them بِبَعضٍwith others
قَومُهُ بَعضُهُم بِبَعضٍ
وَأَنتَand you مِنهُمamong them أَقَلُّleast قِيمَهin worth
وَأَنتَ مِنهُم أَقَلُّ قِيمَه
His people consort with one another,
and you are the least worthy among them.
قاتَلَكَmay He destroy you اللَهُGod كَمhow often تَعامىyou feign blindness
قاتَلَكَ اللَهُ كَم تَعامى
وَتَعكِسُand you subvert السُنَّةَthe tradition القَويمَهthe upright
وَتَعكِسُ السُنَّةَ القَويمَه
May God destroy you! How often you feign blindness
and subvert the upright tradition!
تُلزِمُyou impose on زادَthe provisions of الغَريبِthe stranger مَكساًa toll
تُلزِمُ زادَ الغَريبِ مَكساً
وَثَوبَهُand his garment ياO لَهاfor it عَظيمَهan enormity
وَثَوبَهُ يا لَها عَظيمَه
You levy a toll on the stranger's provisions
and his garment—what an enormity!
مَهلاًhold فَلِلظّالِمينَso for the oppressors حَتماًinevitably
مَهلاً فَلِلظّالِمينَ حَتماً
مَصارِعٌdownfalls كُلُّهاall of them وَخِيمَهdire
مَصارِعٌ كُلُّها وَخِيمَه
Hold! For oppressors there surely await
downfalls, every one of them dire.
Translation model: Sol 6.1