ألاَLo! رُبَّmany a مَنْone who يُدْعَىis called فَتًىa gallant لَيْسَis not بِالفَتَىa true gallant
ألاَ رُبَّ مَنْ يُدْعَى فَتًى لَيْسَ بِالفَتَى
ألاَLo! إِنَّindeed رِبْعِيَّRibʿī بْنَson of كاسٍKās هُوَhe الفَتَىthe true gallant
ألاَ إِنَّ رِبْعِيَّ بْنَ كاسٍ هُوَ الفَتَى
Lo, many a man called a gallant is no true gallant.
Lo, Ribʿī ibn Kās—he is the true gallant.
طَوِيلُlong قُعُودِthe sitting of القَوْمِthe people فِيin قَعْرِthe depths of بَيْتِهِhis house
طَوِيلُ قُعُودِ القَوْمِ فِي قَعْرِ بَيْتِهِ
إذَاwhen شَبِعُواthey have had their fill مِنْof ثُقْلِthe weight of جَفْنَيِهِhis two eyelids سَقَىhe gives drink
إذَا شَبِعُوا مِنْ ثُقْلِ جَفْنَيِهِ سَقَى
Long do the people sit in the depths of his house;
When they have had their fill of the weight of his eyelids, he gives them drink.
Translation model: Sol 6.1