تداركَ وهباً كلامُ استهِ

تداركَ وهباً كلامُ استهِ

وقد كاد من عيِّهِ أن يموتا

وقد كاد من عيِّهِ أن يموتا

The speech of his arse came to Wahb’s rescue,

His words came to his aid as a gift

when he had nearly died of being tongue-tied.

Though he had nearly died of his folly

وأُقسِمُ بالله لو أنه

وأُقسِمُ بالله لو أنه

كفاها الكلامَ كَفَتْهُ السكوتا

كفاها الكلامَ كَفَتْهُ السكوتا

And I swear by God, had he

And I swear by God, if only

done the talking for it, it would have kept quiet for him.

Silence had spared him words, it would have spared him more