نَبَّأْتI informed أَخْوالِيmy maternal uncles بَنِيsons of يَزِيدْYazid
نَبَّأْت أَخْوالِي بَنِي يَزِيدْ
ظُلْماًunjustly عَلَيْناagainst us لَهُمُthey have قَدِيدْQadid
ظُلْماً عَلَيْنا لَهُمُ قَدِيدْ
I told my maternal uncles, the sons of Yazid:
They have Qadid, unjustly against us.
يُعْجِبُهُit pleases him السُخُونُhot things وَالبُرُودْand cold things
يُعْجِبُهُ السُخُونُ وَالبُرُودْ
وَالقَزُّand silk حُبّاًwith love ماnot لَهُfor it مَزِيدْany increase
وَالقَزُّ حُبّاً ما لَهُ مَزِيدْ
He delights in hot and cold,
And in silk, with a love that can grow no greater.