جَعْسُوسُJaʿsūs ثَعْلَبُa fox مَكْرٍcunning
جَعْسُوسُ ثَعْلَبُ مَكْرٍ
وَذُوand possessed of خِلاَلٍtraits ذَمِيمَهْvile
وَذُو خِلاَلٍ ذَمِيمَهْ
Jaʿsūs is a fox in cunning,
and a man of vile traits.
زَادَتْهُmade him worse فِيin السُّوءِwickedness بِنْتٌa daughter
زَادَتْهُ فِي السُّوءِ بِنْتٌ
مِنَfrom among الْمُسُوخِthe monsters الْقَديِمَهْancient
مِنَ الْمُسُوخِ الْقَديِمَهْ
A daughter added to his vileness,
one of the monsters of old.
قُلْنَاwe said وَلِلْيُتُمِand for orphanhood فِيهَاin her
قُلْنَا وَلِلْيُتُمِ فِيهَا
مَخِيلَةٌan indication مُستَقِيمَهْsure
مَخِيلَةٌ مُستَقِيمَهْ
We said—and she bears orphanhood’s
unmistakable sign—
ثَعَالِبِيُّThaʿālibī; fox-affiliated انْتِمَاءٍin affiliation
ثَعَالِبِيُّ انْتِمَاءٍ
مُخَلِّفٌleaving behind لِيَتِيمَهْan orphan girl
مُخَلِّفٌ لِيَتِيمَهْ
“A Thaʿālibī by affiliation,
leaving an orphan girl behind.”