قولاsay, you two لشاعرناto our poet الثقيلthe tiresome الاولthe foremost الthe (continued into the next line)
قولا لشاعرنا الثقيل الاول ال
مربىsurpassing بطلعتهwith his appearance علىbeyond الرقباءthe watchers
مربى بطلعته على الرقباء
Say, you two, to our foremost tiresome poet, the one
Say to our heavy poet:
Who outdoes the watchers with his appearance:
You were not raised to lord over necks.
ياO ثانيsecond; counterpart of الموتdeath الزؤامdeadly وثالثand third النthe ill- (split-word beginning)
يا ثاني الموت الزؤام وثالث الن
حيسomened (split-word ending) انكindeed, you رابعfourth among الشعراءthe poets
حيس انك رابع الشعراء
O second deadly death, and third ill-
O you who come after death, misery, and disgrace,
omened one: indeed, you are fourth among poets.
You think you are the fourth of the poets?