إنif يصطحبkeeps company with فيamong الورىhumankind ذيابٌDhiyab
إن يصطحب في الورى ذيابٌ
قطاطةQatata ماnot بهabout it ارتيابُdoubt
قطاطة ما به ارتيابُ
If Dhiyab, among humankind, keeps company
If jackals walk this earth,
with Qatata, there is no doubt about it;
There is no room for doubt -
إذfor جيفةُcarrion البحرthe sea ريحهاits stench منfrom
إذ جيفةُ البحر ريحها من
قطاطةQatata مالهاit has no ذهاdisappearance (first part of split word) بcompletes the split word 'disappearance'
قطاطة مالها ذها ب
for the stench of sea carrion comes from
For the stench of the sea comes
Qatata, and never goes away.
From jackals, make no mistake,
ولاand not أرىI see جيفةcarrion بأرضon land
ولا أرى جيفة بأرض
إلاexcept أتىنحوهاcame toward it ذبابُflies
إلا أتىنحوها ذبابُ
And I see no carrion on the earth
And I see no carcass on land
without flies coming toward it.
That flies do not surround.