لاdo not تَرقُدَنsleep (emphatic) وَاِبنَwith the son of ثُرَيّاThurayya مَعاًtogether
لا تَرقُدَن وَاِبنَ ثُرَيّا مَعاً
فَإِنَّهُfor indeed he أَطمَعُgreedier مِنthan أَشعَبِAshʿab
فَإِنَّهُ أَطمَعُ مِن أَشعَبِ
Do not sleep together with Ibn Thurayya,
Do not sleep, O son of Thurayya, with
for he is greedier than Ashʿab.
For he is greedier than Ash`ab.
كَمhow often دَبَّhe crept كَالعَقرَبِlike a scorpion سَكَراًdrunk وَكَمand how often
كَم دَبَّ كَالعَقرَبِ سَكَراً وَكَم
قَدindeed قَتَلوهُthey killed him قِتلَةَin the manner of killing العَقرَبِthe scorpion
قَد قَتَلوهُ قِتلَةَ العَقرَبِ
How often he has crept like a scorpion, drunk, and how often
How many crawled drunk like scorpions - and how many
they have killed him as one kills a scorpion!
They killed, slaughtered like scorpions!