غَيثُrain السَماءِof heaven اِستَهَلَّflashed forth بارِقُهُits lightning
غَيثُ السَماءِ اِستَهَلَّ بارِقُهُ
وَلَيسَand is not بَدرُthe full moon السَماءِof heaven فيin أُفقِهits horizon
وَلَيسَ بَدرُ السَماءِ في أُفقِه
Heaven's rain—its lightning has flashed forth,
And heaven's full moon is not on its horizon.
إِنif قُلتَyou speak فيof خَلقِهِhis appearance فَإِنَّكَthen indeed you لاdo not
إِن قُلتَ في خَلقِهِ فَإِنَّكَ لا
تَقولُyou say إِلّاexcept الجَميلَwhat is good فيabout خُلقِهhis character
تَقولُ إِلّا الجَميلَ في خُلقِه
If you speak of his appearance, then you do not
Say anything but good of his character.
يَشُقُّhe rends جيرانَهُhis neighbors جُيوبَهُمُtheir collars
يَشُقُّ جيرانَهُ جُيوبَهُمُ
مِنbecause of حَملِهِhis carrying أَيرَهُhis penis عَلىupon عُنُقِهhis neck
مِن حَملِهِ أَيرَهُ عَلى عُنُقِه
He rends his neighbors' collars
By carrying his cock upon his neck.