قَدindeed قُلتُI said لَاِبنِto Ibn (son of) أَبيAbi (father of) الشَوارِبِal-Shawarib (the mustaches) مُشفِقاًconcerned
قَد قُلتُ لَاِبنِ أَبي الشَوارِبِ مُشفِقاً
مِنof أَنthat يَرىmight see فيهِin him العَدُوُّthe enemy غَميزَهa flaw
مِن أَن يَرى فيهِ العَدُوُّ غَميزَه
I said to Ibn Abi al-Shawarib, out of concern,
I said to Ibn Abi al-Shawarib, concerned
lest the enemy discern in him some flaw:
lest the enemy find a flaw in him:
قَدindeed ساءَنيit grieved me مِنكَfrom you اِشتِمالُكَyour embracing دونَto the exclusion of مَنthose who
قَد ساءَني مِنكَ اِشتِمالُكَ دونَ مَن
يَدنوdraw near إِلَيكَto you عَلىupon أَبيAbu (father of) كِشنيزَهKishnizah
يَدنو إِلَيكَ عَلى أَبي كِشنيزَه
It grieved me that, passing him over, you embraced one
It has grieved me that you embrace, to the exclusion of those
who draws close to you in preference to Abu Kishniza.
who draw near to you, Abu Kishnizah.
وَهوَand he المَشومُill-omened صَداقَةًin friendship وَالمُدَّعيand a pretender
وَهوَ المَشومُ صَداقَةً وَالمُدَّعي
مَخسوسَbase أَصلٍlineage وَالضَعيفُand weak نَحيزَهdisposition
مَخسوسَ أَصلٍ وَالضَعيفُ نَحيزَه
He is seasoned in friendship, whereas the pretender is
He is ill-omened in friendship, and a pretender,
base-born and feeble in nature.
base in lineage and weak in disposition.
وَيُناكُand he is fucked أَيضاًalso وَالبَلِيَّةُand the calamity أَنthat يُرىbe seen
وَيُناكُ أَيضاً وَالبَلِيَّةُ أَن يُرى
لَكَof yours صاحِبٌa companion مِنfrom أَهلِthe people of تِلكَthat الجيزَهquarter
لَكَ صاحِبٌ مِن أَهلِ تِلكَ الجيزَه
He is sodomized as well—and the calamity is that there should be seen
And he is fucked, too; the calamity is to see
a companion of yours from the people of that Giza.
a companion of yours from the people of that quarter.
أَوَand ...? ماnot رَأَيتَyou saw الخُنثَeffeminacy فيin أَعطافِهِhis flanks
أَوَ ما رَأَيتَ الخُنثَ في أَعطافِهِ
وَمَقَصَّand the trimming of تِلكَthat اللِحيَةِbeard المَجزوزَهcropped
وَمَقَصَّ تِلكَ اللِحيَةِ المَجزوزَه
Have you not seen the effeminacy in his bearing,
And have you not seen the effeminacy in his bearing,
and the clipped outline of that close-shorn beard?
and the trimming of that cropped beard,
وَغُدُوُّهُand his morning departure بِبَقِيَّةٍwith a remnant مِنof سَلحَةٍa turd
وَغُدُوُّهُ بِبَقِيَّةٍ مِن سَلحَةٍ
راحَتwent off وَفيهاand in it فَيشَةٌa penis head مَركوزَهplanted
راحَت وَفيها فَيشَةٌ مَركوزَه
And his buttocks, smeared with remnants of his dung,
and his morning departure with a remnant of a turd
went their way with a cock planted in them.
that went off with a cock's head planted in it?
