ألاListen! أبلغtell لديكwith you أباAbu (father of) عقيلAqil
ألا أبلغ لديك أبا عقيل
فماfor there is no بينيbetween me وبينكand between you منany ودادِaffection
فما بيني وبينك من ودادِ
Listen: tell Abu Aqil there with you:
Deliver to Abu Aqeel from me
For there is no affection between me and you.
Between us there was affection
تعيبُyou impugn أمانتيmy trustworthiness وتذُّمand disparage أهليmy family
تعيبُ أمانتي وتذُّم أهلي
وتأكلنيand devour (slander) me إلىto حضرٍtownsfolk وبادand nomads
وتأكلني إلى حضرٍ وباد
You impugn my trustworthiness and disparage my family,
You blame my trustworthiness and slander my people
and devour me with slander before townsfolk and nomads.
And backbite me to city and wilderness alike
فأيّاًso whichever ماever (emphatic) وأيّand whichever كانwas أبلغيmore effective (uncertain form)
فأيّاً ما وأيّ كان أبلغي
وأسعىand more active فيwithin العشيرةthe clan بالفسادin spreading corruption
وأسعى في العشيرة بالفساد
So whichever one was more effective [wording uncertain],
However much you convey
and more active in spreading corruption within the clan—
And spread corruption through the tribe
فلاthen may he not لاقىencounter سروراًjoy منfrom مليكa sovereign
فلا لاقى سروراً من مليك
ولاand may not زالتcease to be يداهhis two hands فيin صفادِfetters
ولا زالت يداه في صفادِ
then may he find no joy from a sovereign,
You will not find joy from a king
and may his hands never cease to be in fetters.
Nor will his hands cease from shackles