إنIndeed وَهبWahb بنson of مسرّهMasarra
إن وَهب بن مسرّه
بينamong أهلِthe people of العلمِlearning دُرّهa pearl
بين أهلِ العلمِ دُرّه
Indeed, Wahb ibn Masarra
Wahab ibn Mussarah
Is a pearl among the learned.
Among the learned is a pearl
كانَthere was فيin مَجلِسهhis gathering اليَوtoday (first part)
كانَ في مَجلِسه اليَو
مَtoday (completion) علىupon العِلمِlearning معَرَّهa disgrace
مَ على العِلمِ معَرَّه
In his gathering today there was
In his gathering today
A disgrace to learning,
Displaying his knowledge openly
إذwhen علاstruck القيّمُthe custodian رأhead (first part)
إذ علا القيّمُ رأ
سَhead (completion) البثرَal-Bathra- (name fragment) ليِّ-li (name ending) بدُرّهwith a whip
سَ البثرَ ليِّ بدُرّه
When the custodian struck the head
When the overseer raised his head
Of al-Bathrali with a whip.
Like the full moon rising