ابنُIbn (son of) بياضٍBayāḍ أتىcame يعانقُنيembracing me
ابنُ بياضٍ أتى يعانقُني
مُباهتاًbrazenly asserting falsehoods بالمُحالِwith absurd claims والفَيْسand swagger
مُباهتاً بالمُحالِ والفَيْس
Ibn Bayāḍ came to embrace me,
The son of whiteness came to embrace me
Brazen with absurd claims and swagger.
Boasting of the impossible and vain
فَقُلتُso I said لاdo not تَعجبواmarvel (you all) للحيتهat his beard
فَقُلتُ لا تَعجبوا للحيته
بلrather اعجبواmarvel (you all) للعِناقِat the embrace منfrom تَيسِa billy goat
بل اعجبوا للعِناقِ من تَيسِ
So I said, “Do not marvel at his beard;
So I said don't be amazed by his beard
Rather, marvel at the embrace from a billy goat!”
But be amazed by the embrace of a goat