نوْكٌstupidity وغَيٌّand waywardness وعيُّand inarticulacy
نوْكٌ وغَيٌّ وعيُّ
وأنتand you مَعْalong with ذاthis دَعيُّa bastard
وأنت مَعْ ذا دَعيُّ
Stupidity, waywardness, and inarticulacy—
Dreaminess, flowery speech, and languor,
and besides all this, you are a bastard.
While you, with this supplication, are
عماafter قليلa short while سينبوit will grow uncomfortable
عما قليل سينبو
بكfor you الفراشُthe bed الوَطيُّsoft
بك الفراشُ الوَطيُّ
Before long, it will grow uncomfortable—
Before long will be covered
for you, the soft bed.
By a narrow grave, the lowliest of lowly places.
لوif كنتyou were تعقِلyou understand ماwhat فيin
لو كنت تعقِل ما في
كَyou أيُّهَذَاO you المُسيُّthe evildoer
كَ أيُّهَذَا المُسيُّ
If you understood what is in
If you but realized your own true state,
you, O evildoer,
O bewildered one astray,
لمnot يصفُbe untroubled عيشُكyour life لكنْbut
لم يصفُ عيشُك لكنْ
عيشُlife الغَبِيِّof the fool هَنيُّpleasant
عيشُ الغَبِيِّ هَنيُّ
your life would not be untroubled; but
You would not live as you are living now,
the fool’s life is pleasant.
But as the simplest of simpletons live.