ظَبْيُكَyour gazelle ياO ذاyou حَسَنٌhandsome وجهُهُhis face
ظَبْيُكَ يا ذا حَسَنٌ وجهُهُ
وماand whatever سِوىapart from ذاكthat جميعاًall يُعابْis faulted
وما سِوى ذاك جميعاً يُعابْ
Your gazelle, sir, has a handsome face;
Your beauty, O one with a beautiful face
But everything else about him is open to reproach.
And anything other than that is all faulted
فافهمْso understand كلاميmy words ياO أباfather of مالكٍMalik
فافهمْ كلامي يا أبا مالكٍ
لاnot يُشبهُresembles العنوانَthe title ماwhat فيin الكتابْthe book
لا يُشبهُ العنوانَ ما في الكتابْ
So understand my words, Abu Malik:
So understand my words, O Abu Malik
What is in the book does not match its title.
The title does not resemble what is in the book