لقدindeed صبرتhave endured للذلunder humiliation أعوادtimbers منبرa pulpit
لقد صبرت للذل أعواد منبر
تقومyou stand عليهاupon them فيin يديكyour two hands قضيبa rod
تقوم عليها في يديك قضيب
The timbers of a pulpit have indeed endured humiliation:
I have endured humiliation, the planks of the pulpit
you stand upon them, a rod in your hands.
On which you stand with a rod in your hands
رأيتكI saw you لماwhen شبتyou turned gray أدرككovertook you الذيthat which
رأيتك لما شبت أدركك الذي
يصبafflicts شيوخelders الأزدthe Azd حينwhen تشيبthey turn gray
يصب شيوخ الأزد حين تشيب
I saw you, when you turned gray, overtaken by what
I saw you when you grew up attain what
afflicts the elders of Azd when they turn gray:
Makes the elders of Azd pour when they turn gray
بخفةwith feebleness of أحلامjudgment وقلةand scantness of نائلbounty
بخفة أحلام وقلة نائل
وفيكand in you لمنfor whoever عابfound fault with المزونal-Mazun معيبa fault
وفيك لمن عاب المزون معيب
feeble judgment and scant bounty.
With frivolous dreams and little gains
And in you lies a fault for whoever disparages al-Mazun.
And in you is a fault finder of the perverse