قيلit was said فلانٌso-and-so يَدَّعِيclaims كَرَماًgenerosity
قيل فلانٌ يَدَّعِي كَرَماً
ورِفْعةًand high rank والزمانُand Time فيهin his case غَلِطْerred
ورِفْعةً والزمانُ فيه غَلِطْ
It was said: So-and-so claims generosity
And high rank, and Time has erred in his case.
فقلتُso I said ماتdied الكِرامُthe noble فهْوso he is كمَنْlike someone who
فقلتُ مات الكِرامُ فهْو كمَنْ
قدindeed وَجَدfound البيتَthe house خالِياًempty فضَرَطْthen he farted
قد وَجَد البيتَ خالِياً فضَرَطْ
So I said: The noble are dead, so he is like someone who
Found the house empty, then farted.