قالواthey said هجاكhe lampooned you أبوfather of حفصHafs فقلتso I said لهمto them
قالوا هجاك أبو حفص فقلت لهم
تأنَّwait فيin بيتهhis house منsomeone who سوفwill يردعُهُrestrain him
تأنَّ في بيته من سوف يردعُهُ
They said, “Abu Hafs has lampooned you,” so I said to them:
They said Abu Hafs reviled you, so I said to them,
“Wait: in his house is someone who will restrain him.
"Wait, for in his house is one who will restrain him.
ماnot حازcontained منزلهhis house عرساًa wife ولاnor أمةa slave woman
ما حاز منزله عرساً ولا أمة
إلاexcept ومنand for أجلthe sake of هجويlampooning me سوفwill يصفعهslap him
إلا ومن أجل هجوي سوف يصفعه
His house has held no wife or slave woman
He has not hosted a wedding nor owned a slave girl,
who will not slap him for lampooning me.”
Without my satire making sure to slap him."