وليand I have أخٌa brother مستظرَفٌconsidered witty
ولي أخٌ مستظرَفٌ
أصبَحَhas become ظَرْفَthe wit of الظَّرْفِwit
أصبَحَ ظَرْفَ الظَّرْفِ
And I have a brother considered witty,
I have a brother, witty and smart
who has become the very essence of wit.
Who became the cream of the crop
إنْif قلتُI say صرbe فيin صِرْفيmy unmixed wine
إنْ قلتُ صر في صِرْفي
يقلْhe says ليto me رِدْcome فيinto رِدفيmy rear
يقلْ لي رِدْ في رِدفي
If I say, “Be in my unmixed wine,”
If I say, limit your spending, friend
he tells me, “Come into my rear.”
He tells me, get off my back