لاdo not تَحمَدَنَّever praise أَباAbu (father of) حَربٍHarb بِأُسرَتِهِfor his family
لا تَحمَدَنَّ أَبا حَربٍ بِأُسرَتِهِ
قَدmay يَثبُتُremain اللَيثُthe lion وَالخِنزيرُand the pig فيin الغابِthe forest
قَد يَثبُتُ اللَيثُ وَالخِنزيرُ في الغابِ
Do not praise Abu Harb for his family.
Do not praise Abu Harb for his lineage,
The lion and the pig may both dwell in the forest.
The lion and the boar may prove their strength in the forest.
مُحَمَّدٌMuhammad تائِهٌbewildered مِنfrom فَرطِexcess جِنَّتِهِhis madness
مُحَمَّدٌ تائِهٌ مِن فَرطِ جِنَّتِهِ
مِفتاحُa key غَيٍّmisguidance لِقَومٍfor a people أَهلِpossessors of أَحسابِhonorable lineages
مِفتاحُ غَيٍّ لِقَومٍ أَهلِ أَحسابِ
Muhammad is bewildered by his excessive madness,
Muhammad wanders lost in his abundant madness,
A key to misguidance for people of noble lineage.
The key to a worthless people given to reckonings.
قَدindeed كانَhe had سَبَّنيreviled me مِنfrom جُبنِهِhis cowardice أَسَداًa lion
قَد كانَ سَبَّني مِن جُبنِهِ أَسَداً
عَلىagainst المُهَلَّبِal-Muhallab صَفّاياًa purifier (uncertain reading) بِأَنيابِwith fangs
عَلى المُهَلَّبِ صَفّاياً بِأَنيابِ
He once reviled me out of cowardice, playing the lion,
His cowardice once made me see him as a lion
Against al-Muhallab, a 'purifier' with fangs [word unclear].
Lined up with teeth bared over a carcass.
أُفٍّugh! لَهُto him والِياًas governor ماhow كانَhe was أَحمَقَهُfoolish he was!
أُفٍّ لَهُ والِياً ما كانَ أَحمَقَهُ
يَومَthe day اِستَخَفَّhe showed contempt بِإِخوانيtoward my brothers وَأَصحابيand my companions
يَومَ اِستَخَفَّ بِإِخواني وَأَصحابي
Ugh to him as governor—how foolish he was
Woe to the idiot who made him governor,
The day he belittled my brothers and companions.
The day he took lightly my brothers and friends.
لاnot نَبوَتيmy aversion رُشدَهُhis good sense إِلّاexcept تَخَوُّنَهُmistrusting him
لا نَبوَتي رُشدَهُ إِلّا تَخَوُّنَهُ
غِمداًa sheath لِأَيرٍfor a cock غَوِيٍّwanton بِاِستِin the arse of مُنجابِMunjab
غِمداً لِأَيرٍ غَوِيٍّ بِاِستِ مُنجابِ
My aversion to his good sense is nothing but mistrust of him [wording unclear]:
His leadership showed no wisdom but his betrayal,
As a sheath for a wanton cock in Munjab's arse.
A sheath for a deviant's sword from the tribe of Munjab.
يُحِبُّhe loves أَزواجَhusbands of مُنجابٍMunjab وَيُكرِمُهُمand honors them
يُحِبُّ أَزواجَ مُنجابٍ وَيُكرِمُهُم
وَلاand not يُجاوِزُهُمhe goes beyond them باباًa door إِلىto بابِa door
وَلا يُجاوِزُهُم باباً إِلى بابِ
He loves Munjab's husbands and honors them,
He loves the wives of Munjab and honors them,
Nor does he go beyond them, from one door to another.
Never moving past their door to another's.
كَأَنَّهُas though he ضَمِنٌchronically ill مِنfrom داءِthe ailment of صاحِبِهِhis companion
كَأَنَّهُ ضَمِنٌ مِن داءِ صاحِبِهِ
وَمُشتَهٍand desirous of بَعضَsome ماwhat يَأتيhe does مِنَof العابِgames
وَمُشتَهٍ بَعضَ ما يَأتي مِنَ العابِ
As though afflicted by his companion's ailment,
As if he is afflicted with his friend's illness,
And craving some of the games he plays.
And desires some of what comes from that flood.
قُلsay لِلضَغيطِto the fool أَبيAbu (father of) حَربٍHarb مُجاهَرَةًopenly
قُل لِلضَغيطِ أَبي حَربٍ مُجاهَرَةً
قَولَthe words of اِمرِئٍa man مُغرِبٍgoing to extremes بِالذَمِّin abuse إِغرابيmy extravagance
قَولَ اِمرِئٍ مُغرِبٍ بِالذَمِّ إِغرابي
Tell the fool Abu Harb openly,
Say plainly to the despicable Abu Harb,
In the words of a man as extravagant in abuse as I am:
The words of a Westerner cursing are strange to me.
إِنif كُنتَyou had جانَبتَshunned مَهدِياًMahdi فَإِنَّthen indeed لَناwe have
إِن كُنتَ جانَبتَ مَهدِياً فَإِنَّ لَنا
فَماthen why بالُناour condition نَخفىwe go unnoticed عَلىby النابِthe old she-camel
فَما بالُنا نَخفى عَلى النابِ
If you have shunned Mahdi, then we have...
If you have turned from Mahdi then we,
Why, then, do we escape the old she-camel's notice?
Why should we hide from the abyss?
يَسعىhe informs بِناagainst us زَوجُthe husband of مُنجابٍMunjab فَنُعتِبُهُso we appease him
يَسعى بِنا زَوجُ مُنجابٍ فَنُعتِبُهُ
وَلاand not يَهِمُّhe considers لَناfor us يَوماًever بِإِعتابِappeasement
وَلا يَهِمُّ لَنا يَوماً بِإِعتابِ
Munjab's husband informs against us, and we appease him,
The husband of Munjab drives us and we blame him,
Yet he never thinks of appeasing us.
No day of our reproach matters to him.
قالَsaid الخَبيرُthe one acquainted بِمُنجابٍwith Munjab وَسَوأَتِهِand his private parts
قالَ الخَبيرُ بِمُنجابٍ وَسَوأَتِهِ
لَمّاwhen رَأىhe saw دَأَبيmy persistence سِرّاًsecretly وَإِدآبيand my tireless effort
لَمّا رَأى دَأَبي سِرّاً وَإِدآبي
The man acquainted with Munjab and his private parts said,
The expert on the evils of Munjab said,
When he saw my secret persistence and tireless efforts:
When he saw my steadfast secretive ways:
إِذاif طَلَبتَyou requested إِلىfrom المُنجابِal-Munjab نافِلَةًan extra favor
إِذا طَلَبتَ إِلى المُنجابِ نافِلَةً
فَاِطلُبthen ask بِأَيرِكَwith your cock لاdo not تَطلُبask بِكَرّابِwith a ploughman
فَاِطلُب بِأَيرِكَ لا تَطلُب بِكَرّابِ
If you ask al-Munjab for an extra favor,
"If you request a bonus from Munjab,
Then ask with your cock; do not ask with a ploughman.
Request with your penis, do not request with your elbow.
وَقائِلٍand many a speaker فيfor الغَوانيbeautiful women جُلُّthe greater part of حاجَتِهِhis desire
وَقائِلٍ في الغَواني جُلُّ حاجَتِهِ
يَلقىhe experiences مِنof شَوقٍlonging وَأَتعابِand hardships
يَلقى مِن شَوقٍ وَأَتعابِ
And many a speaker, whose chief desire is for beautiful women,
And one who says in ecstasy that his only need
Endures longing and hardship:
Is to meet burning desire and fatigue."
ياoh لَيتَif only جُردانَthe cock of مُنجابٍMunjab وَخُصيَتَهُand his testicle
يا لَيتَ جُردانَ مُنجابٍ وَخُصيَتَهُ
كاناthe two were حِراًa cunt فَاِشتَفَيناso we found relief مِنfrom حِرٍa cunt رابِswollen
كانا حِراً فَاِشتَفَينا مِن حِرٍ رابِ
If only Munjab's cock and his testicle
Oh, if only the testicles and penis of Munjab
Were a cunt, so we could find relief in a swollen cunt—
Were free, so we could enjoy the drink of the free.
فَخمٌmassive غَليظٌthick يُطيفُcircle المُنعِظونَmen with erections بِهِaround it
فَخمٌ غَليظٌ يُطيفُ المُنعِظونَ بِهِ
إِذاwhen تَجَمَّرَa crowd gathers مِنof حادٍa camel-driver وَمُنتابِand a frequent visitor
إِذا تَجَمَّرَ مِن حادٍ وَمُنتابِ
Massive and thick, with men with erections circling it,
A thick whiskered man whom the devout circle around,
When a crowd of camel-drivers and frequent visitors gathers.
When he frowns at the wanderer and complainer.
نِعمَexcellent is الشَفيعُthe intercessor اِستُthe arse of مُنجابٍMunjab إِذاwhen غُسِلَتit is washed
نِعمَ الشَفيعُ اِستُ مُنجابٍ إِذا غُسِلَت
لِمُنعِظٍfor a man with an erection غَيرِnot مُعتَلٍّailing وَلاnor آبِunwilling
لِمُنعِظٍ غَيرِ مُعتَلٍّ وَلا آبِ
What a fine intercessor is Munjab's arse, when washed,
How excellent is the intercession of Munjab,
For a man with an erection, neither ailing nor unwilling.
When a non-diseased, unharmed man is washed.
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.