ياO مَنwho يَقُولُcomposes الشِعرَverse غَيرَnot مُهَذّبٍpolished
يا مَن يَقُولُ الشِعرَ غَيرَ مُهَذّبٍ
وَيَسومُنيand subjects me to التَعذيبَtorment فيin تَهذيبِهِpolishing it
وَيَسومُني التَعذيبَ في تَهذيبِهِ
O you who compose unpolished verse,
O you who recite poetry without refinement
And subject me to torment in polishing it,
And torture me with correcting it
لَوif أَنَthat كُلَّall الناسِpeople فيكَregarding you مُساعِديmy helper
لَو أَنَ كُلَّ الناسِ فيكَ مُساعِدي
لَعجَزتُI would be unable عَنto تَهذيبِpolish ماwhat تَهذيyou babble بِهِabout it
لَعجَزتُ عَن تَهذيبِ ما تَهذي بِهِ
If everyone helped me in dealing with you,
If all people assisted you against me
I would be unable to polish what you babble.
I would still fail to refine what you make crude