ياO معشرcompany of الناسthe people اسمعواlisten to دعوةًa call
يا معشر الناس اسمعوا دعوةً
دخالةًever entering بالنصحwith sincere counsel خراجهever going out
دخالةً بالنصح خراجه
O people, listen to a call
O people, listen to my call
that comes in with sincere counsel and goes out.
Sincere advice, its revenue
منwhoever منكمُamong you طارflew at; assailed علىagainst حسبتيmy office as censor
من منكمُ طار على حسبتي
قطعتI severed بالدرةwith the whip أوداجهhis jugular veins
قطعت بالدرة أوداجه
Whoever among you assails my authority as censor,
Who of you has flown in my opinion
I shall sever his jugular veins with the whip.
Cut his organs with a pearl
لأنهbecause he أقرنa cuckold ليستthere is no لهfor him
لأنه أقرن ليست له
بعديafter me فيregarding زوجتهhis wife حاجهneed
بعدي في زوجته حاجه
For he is a cuckold, with no
Because he has a horn that has no
need of his wife after me.
Need in his wife after me
كأنas though أيريmy cock فيin استهاher arse زمجٌa large bird of prey
كأن أيري في استها زمجٌ
يطلبseeks بينamong الشوكthe thorns دراجهa francolin hen
يطلب بين الشوك دراجه
My cock in her arse is like a large bird of prey
As if I see confusion in his love
seeking a francolin hen among the thorns.
Seeking between thorns his belongings