ليI have صديقٌa friend صامتيٌّṢāmitī
لي صديقٌ صامتيٌّ
قحطبيٌّQaḥṭabī باحتيالِهْin his scheming
قحطبيٌّ باحتيالِهْ
I have a Ṣāmitī friend,
I have a silent friend
Qaḥṭabī in his scheming—
A swindler though poor
أكرمُmost generous الجِنَّةof the jinn والإنand human- (word continues)
أكرمُ الجِنَّة والإن
س-kind (completes 'humankind') علىdespite قلةthe scantness of مالِهْhis wealth
س على قلة مالِهْ
the most generous of jinn and humankind,
The most generous of mankind
despite his scant wealth.
Despite his lack of wealth
رجلٌa man ماعُونُهُhis goods for lending الأصthe small- (word continues)
رجلٌ ماعُونُهُ الأص
غرُ-est (completes 'smallest') أحراحُvulvas عيالِهْof his dependents
غرُ أحراحُ عيالِهْ
A man whose smallest things to lend
A man whose only tools
are his dependents' vulvas.
Are the cries of his children
لاnot أُسميهI name him عَساهُperhaps he
لا أُسميه عَساهُ
لاnot يُرائِيhe shows off بفعالِهْwith his deeds
لا يُرائِي بفعالِهْ
I will not name him; perhaps
I shall not name him
he does not show off his deeds.
Lest he take offense at my words