إنindeed عبدَservant الكريمِthe Generous يَغضَبُgrows angry للهجوِat satire
إن عبدَ الكريمِ يَغضَبُ للهجوِ
علىdespite أنَّthat عرضَهُhis reputation هاجيهِhis satirist
على أنَّ عرضَهُ هاجيهِ
Indeed, Abd al-Karim grows angry at satire,
Indeed, Abd al-Karim grows angry at satire,
though his own honor is his satirist.
although his own reputation is his satirist.
لاdo not تلمنيblame me علىfor الهجاءِsatire فماfor nothing يَهجوهُsatirizes him
لا تلمني على الهجاءِ فما يَهجوهُ
إلاexcept تمكنُtaking firm hold القولthe words فيهin him
إلا تمكنُ القول فيه
Do not blame me for the lampoon—for what satirizes him
Do not blame me for satire, for nothing satirizes him
is nothing but how firmly the words find their mark in him.
except how aptly the words apply to him.
