ياO خالدَKhalid ابنَson of أبيهِhis father
يا خالدَ ابنَ أبيهِ
لَيْسَis not الذيthe one whom يَدَّعيهِhe claims him
لَيْسَ الذي يَدَّعيهِ
O Khalid, son of his father—
O Khaled, son of his father
not the one he claims.
He is not what he claims to be
قدindeed قلتُI said إذwhen حَذَّرونيthey warned me
قد قلتُ إذ حَذَّروني
كَof you ناكَhe fucked أمthe mother of أبيهِhis father
كَ ناكَ أم أبيهِ
I said, when they warned me
I have said, when they warned me
of you: “He fucked his father's mother!”
About you or your father
إنif كانhe is شيخاًan old man سفيهاًfoolish
إن كان شيخاً سفيهاً
يَبذُّhe outdoes كُلَّevery سفيهِfool
يَبذُّ كُلَّ سفيهِ
If he is a foolish old man
If he is an old fool
who outdoes every fool,
Who insults every fool
فقدthen indeed أصابَhe has found شبيهاًsomeone similar
فقد أصابَ شبيهاً
بهِto him وفوقَand beyond الشبيهthe like
بهِ وفوقَ الشبيه
then he has found someone like
He has found a perfect match
him—and more than his like.
In him, and beyond a match