أَلاLo! قَبَّحَmay He disgrace اللَهُGod الحُطَيئَةَal-Ḥuṭayʾah إِنَّهُfor he
أَلا قَبَّحَ اللَهُ الحُطَيئَةَ إِنَّهُ
عَلىon كُلِّevery ضَيفٍguest ضافَهُwho visits him فَهوَso he سالِحُdefecates
عَلى كُلِّ ضَيفٍ ضافَهُ فَهوَ سالِحُ
Lo, may God disgrace al-Ḥuṭayʾah, for he
shits on every guest who visits him.
دَفَعتُI came إِلَيهِto him وَهوَwhile he يَخنُقُis strangling كَلبَهُhis dog
دَفَعتُ إِلَيهِ وَهوَ يَخنُقُ كَلبَهُ
أَلاLo! كُلُّevery كَلبٍdog لاno أَباfather لَكَfor you نابِحُbarking
أَلا كُلُّ كَلبٍ لا أَبا لَكَ نابِحُ
I came upon him while he was strangling his dog.
Lo, every dog—may you have no father!—barks.
بَكَيتَyou wept عَلىover مَذقٍwatered-down milk خَبيثٍfoul قَرَيتَهُyou served it
بَكَيتَ عَلى مَذقٍ خَبيثٍ قَرَيتَهُ
أَلاLo! كُلُّevery عَبسِيٍّman of ʿAbs عَلىover الزادِthe provisions نابِحُbarking
أَلا كُلُّ عَبسِيٍّ عَلى الزادِ نابِحُ
You wept over foul watered-down milk you served.
Lo, every man of ʿAbs barks over provisions.