أَلَمhave you not تَرَseen أَنَّthat اللُّؤمَbaseness حَلَّhas settled عِمادهits tent-pole
أَلَم تَرَ أَنَّ اللُّؤمَ حَلَّ عِماده
عَلىupon يَشكُرَYashkur الحُمرِthe ruddy القِصارِshort السَّوالِفِsides of the neck
عَلى يَشكُرَ الحُمرِ القِصارِ السَّوالِفِ
Have you not seen that baseness's tent-pole has settled
Upon Yashkur, the ruddy, short-necked men?
إِذاwhen ماemphatic particle رَأَيتَyou see الخَزَّsilk-and-wool cloth فَوقَupon ظُهورِهِمtheir backs
إِذا ما رَأَيتَ الخَزَّ فَوقَ ظُهورِهِم
عَرَفتَyou recognize نِجارَroots; origin اللُّؤمِbaseness تَحتَbeneath المَطارِفِthe bordered cloaks
عَرَفتَ نِجارَ اللُّؤمِ تَحتَ المَطارِفِ
When you see silk-and-wool cloth upon their backs,
You recognize the roots of baseness beneath the bordered cloaks.