لَقَدْindeed مَرَّpassed by عَبْدُservant اللَّهِof God بِالأَمْسِyesterday رَاكِبَاًriding
لَقَدْ مَرَّ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بِالأَمْسِ رَاكِبَاً
لَهُhe has حَاجِبٌa chamberlain مِنْfrom أَنْفِهِhis nose وَمُطَرَّقُand a way-clearer
لَهُ حَاجِبٌ مِنْ أَنْفِهِ وَمُطَرَّقُ
Indeed, Abdullah rode past yesterday;
In his nose he had a chamberlain and a way-clearer.
وَعَنَّتْand arose لَهُfor him فِيin جَانِبٍa side السُّوقِof the market مَخْطَةٌa nose-blow
وَعَنَّتْ لَهُ فِي جَانِبٍ السُّوقِ مَخْطَةٌ
تَوَهَّمْتُI imagined أَنَّthat السُّوقَthe market مِنْهَاfrom it سَيَغْرَقُwould drown
تَوَهَّمْتُ أَنَّ السُّوقَ مِنْهَا سَيَغْرَقُ
And at the market's edge, he blew his nose;
I imagined the market would drown in it.
فَأَقْذِرْso how filthy بِهِit is أَنْفَاًas a nose وَأَقْذِرْand how filthy بِرَبِّهِits owner is
فَأَقْذِرْ بِهِ أَنْفَاً وَأَقْذِرْ بِرَبِّهِ
عَلَىupon وَجْهِهِhis face مِنْهُfrom it كَنِيْفٌa privy مُعَلَّقُhanging
عَلَى وَجْهِهِ مِنْهُ كَنِيْفٌ مُعَلَّقُ
How filthy a nose—and how filthy its owner!
On his face hangs a privy of a nose.
Translation model: Sol 6.1