عَيبُthe fault بنيthe sons of مَخلَدٍMakhlad سماحُهُمtheir generosity
عَيبُ بني مَخلَدٍ سماحُهُم
وأنَّهُمand that they يُتلفونthey squander ماwhat ملكواthey possessed
وأنَّهُم يُتلفون ما ملكوا
The fault of the sons of Makhlad is their generosity,
and that they squander whatever they possess,
وأنَّand that فيهمin them لمنfor whoever يُلايِنُهمtreats them gently
وأنَّ فيهم لمن يُلايِنُهم
لينٌgentleness وفيهمand in them لغيرهمfor those other than them حَسَكُthorns
لينٌ وفيهم لغيرهم حَسَكُ
and that, for those who treat them gently, they have
gentleness, while for others they have thorns.