أياO ابنson of ابيAbu (father of) زمورٍZamur الماجدَthe noble الذيwho
أيا ابن ابي زمورٍ الماجدَ الذي
تَبَدَّلhe changed كيso that يُنسىhe might be forgotten فلمyet not يَكُhe was مَنسياforgotten
تَبَدَّل كي يُنسى فلم يَكُ مَنسيا
O noble son of Abu Zamur, who
changed so he might be forgotten, yet was not forgotten:
تَبَدّلَhe exchanged منfrom جامِthe bowl of الكَنيفِthe privy بقربَةٍfor a waterskin
تَبَدّلَ من جامِ الكَنيفِ بقربَةٍ
وكانand he was طعامياfor food فَعادَthen he became شرابياfor drink
وكان طعاميا فَعادَ شرابيا
he exchanged the privy bowl for a waterskin,
and, once for food, he became for drink.
Translation model: Sol 6.1