قُلْsay لِمَنْto one who يَشْتَهىcraves المَديحَpraise ولَكِنْand yet
قُلْ لِمَنْ يَشْتَهى المَديحَ ولَكِنْ
دُونَin the way of مَعْروفهhis bounty مِطالٌّdelay ولَيُّand evasion
دُونَ مَعْروفه مِطالٌّ ولَيُّ
Tell the one who longs for praise—but
Say to the one who craves praise, but
before his favor lie stalling and delay:
whose bounty is barred by delay and evasion:
سَوْفَwill أَهْجوكَI lampoon you بَعْدَafter مَدْحٍpraise وتَحْريand urg- (first part of 'urging')
سَوْفَ أَهْجوكَ بَعْدَ مَدْحٍ وتَحْري
كٍ-ing (completes 'urging') وعَتَبٍand reproach وآَخِرُand the last الدّاءِof illness كَيُّcautery
كٍ وعَتَبٍ وآَخِرُ الدّاءِ كَيُّ
I shall satirize you, after praise and prod—
I shall lampoon you after praise and urging
—ding and reproach; the last remedy is cautery.
and reproach; the last remedy for illness is cautery.
