وَمهينٍ ما زالَ في الناسِ مَحفو

وَمهينٍ ما زالَ في الناسِ مَحفو

ظاً مناهُ مِن كُلِّهِم حَرفُ جَرِّ

ظاً مناهُ مِن كُلِّهِم حَرفُ جَرِّ

And a contemptible fellow has always been kept among the people

A name still guarded among the people,

safe; all he wishes from them is a preposition.

Every letter of it protected from them all.

قيلَ يا صاحِ ما اِسمُهُ قُلتُ بَدرٌ

قيلَ يا صاحِ ما اِسمُهُ قُلتُ بَدرٌ

إِنَّما راءُ بَدرِهِ واوُ عَمروِ

إِنَّما راءُ بَدرِهِ واوُ عَمروِ

It was asked, “O friend, what is his name?” I said, “Badr.”

It was said "O friend, what is his name?"

The rāʾ in his Badr is merely the silent wāw in ʿAmr.

I said "Badr," for the "r" in his name is from Amr.