وَلِيَand I have اِبنُa son عَمٍّof a paternal uncle لاnot يَزاceases (word beginning)
وَلِيَ اِبنُ عَمٍّ لا يَزا
لُcompletion of 'ceases' يَعيبُنيhe finds fault with me وَيُعينand he helps عائِبa faultfinder
لُ يَعيبُني وَيُعين عائِب
And I have a cousin who never ceases
to find fault with me and aid a faultfinder.
وَأُعينهُand I help him فيin النائِباthe calamities (word beginning)
وَأُعينهُ في النائِبا
تِcompletion of 'calamities' وَلاand not يُعينُhe helps عَلىagainst النوائِبthe misfortunes
تِ وَلا يُعينُ عَلى النوائِب
I help him amid calamities,
yet he gives no help against misfortunes.
تَسريcreep عَقارِبُهُhis scorpions إِلَيْtoward
تَسري عَقارِبُهُ إِلَيْ
يَme وَلاand not تَناوَلُهُreach him عَقارِبscorpions
يَ وَلا تَناوَلُهُ عَقارِب
His scorpions creep toward me,
while no scorpions reach him.
لاهِGod bless! (praise formula) اِبنُa son عَمِّكَof your paternal uncle لاnot تَخاyou fear (word beginning)
لاهِ اِبنُ عَمِّكَ لا تَخا
فُcompletion of 'you fear' المُخزِياتِdisgraceful things مِنَamong العَواقِبthe consequences
فُ المُخزِياتِ مِنَ العَواقِب
God bless your cousin! You do not fear
disgraceful consequences.
دَعنيlet me أُعِنكَI may help you عَلىagainst الزَماtime (word beginning)
دَعني أُعِنكَ عَلى الزَما
نِcompletion of 'time' وَأُغنِand be of help عَنكon your behalf بِكُلِّon every جانِبِside
نِ وَأُغنِ عَنك بِكُلِّ جانِبِ
Let me help you against Time,
and aid you on every side.
إِنيindeed, I am كَسَيفِكَlike your sword فيin يَمينِكَyour right hand
إِني كَسَيفِكَ في يَمينِكَ
لاnot أَلينُI yield لِمَنto those whom تُحارِبyou fight
لا أَلينُ لِمَن تُحارِب
Indeed, I am like your sword in your right hand:
I do not yield to those you fight.