قلsay للئيمto the scoundrel ابنson of أبيAbī (father of) جوزةJawza (walnut)
قل للئيم ابن أبي جوزة
لاno بدescape للجوزةfor the walnut أنto تكسراbe cracked
لا بد للجوزة أن تكسرا
Tell the scoundrel Ibn Abī Jawza:
Say to the scoundrel son of Abu Jawza
The walnut must be cracked.
The walnut is destined to be cracked
ياO بائعseller of الدينthe faith الذيwho مالهhe has nothing
يا بائع الدين الذي ماله
سوىexcept المخازيdisgraces أبداever مشنرىpurchase (apparently a typo for مشترى)
سوى المخازي أبدا مشنرى
O seller of faith, who has no
O you who sold your religion which has
purchase ever but disgrace.
Nothing but disgrace forever displaying
وياand O مصابafflicted العقلin mind حقاtruly لقدindeed
ويا مصاب العقل حقا لقد
أصابwas right منwhoever سماكnamed you ذقنChin (a nickname)
أصاب من سماك ذقن
And O you, truly afflicted in mind—indeed,
And O you whose mind is truly afflicted
whoever named you “Chin” was right.
Whoever named you got it right
حدثنيhe told me سنقرSunqur عنfrom خبرةexperience
حدثني سنقر عن خبرة
عنكabout you حديثاa tale غيرnot ماat all (emphatic) مفترىfabricated
عنك حديثا غير ما مفترى
Sunqur told me, from experience,
Tell me Sanqar of the news
a tale about you, not at all fabricated:
About you, not fabricated tales
إنّكindeed you are لوطيٌّa sodomite ولكنَّماand yet
إنّك لوطيٌّ ولكنَّما
تفرُغُyou discharge ياO أخزىmost shameful of الورىmortals مِنfrom وَراbehind
تفرُغُ يا أخزى الورى مِن وَرا
You are a sodomite, and yet
You are sodomite, but rather
you discharge, O most shameful of mortals, from behind.
You unload, O most disgraced of creatures, from behind