ياO عَليAli بنson of هَيثَمHaytham ياO سُماقاtall fellow
يا عَلي بن هَيثَم يا سُماقا
قَدindeed ملأتyou have filled الدُنياthe world عَلَيناupon us نِفاقاwith hypocrisy
قَد ملأت الدُنيا عَلَينا نِفاقا
O Ali son of Haytham, O tall fellow,
O Ali son of Haytham, O Sumaqa
O Ali bin Haytham, O sumac,
You have indeed filled the world around us with hypocrisy.
You have filled the world with hypocrisy against us
You have filled the world around us with hypocrisy.
خلّlet لَحييكyour two jawbones يَسكنانbe still وَلاand do not تضbeginning of تضرب: erect
خلّ لَحييك يَسكنان وَلا تض
ربcompletion of تضرب: erect عَلىover تغلبٍTaghlib بلحييكwith your two jawbones طاقاan arch
رب عَلى تغلبٍ بلحييك طاقا
Let your two jaws be still, and do not
Let your beard grow long and do not shave
Let your two jaws be still, and do not strike
erect an arch over Taghlib with your jaws.
Lord of Tughlib, do not wrap your beard around your face
An arch over Taghlib with your jawbones.
لاdo not تشادقspeak with affectedly spread jaws إِذاwhen تكلَّمتَyou speak واعلمand know
لا تشادق إِذا تكلَّمتَ واعلم
أَنَّthat لِلناسfor the people كلِّهمall of them أَشداقاًmouths; corners of the mouth
أَنَّ لِلناس كلِّهم أَشداقاً
Do not spread your mouth wide when you speak, and know
Do not speak arrogantly, and know
Do not speak with wide-mouthed pomp, and know
that all people have mouths.
That all people have mouths
That all people possess wide mouths.