1. A girl's high dowry protects her
From her clan hastily divorcing her
١. مَهرُ الفَتاةِ إِذا غَلا صَونٌ لَها
مِن أَن يَبُتَّ عَشيرُها تَطليقَها
2. He feared parting and his deep passion
So he prolonged the means to possess her
٢. هَوِيَ الفِراقِ وَخافَ مِن إِغرامِهِ
فَأَدامَ في أَسبابِهِ تَعليقَها
3. Perchance fate took him before her
Or she preceded him, so he divorced her
٣. وَلَرُبَّما وَرِثَتهُ أَو سَبَقت بِها
أَقدارٌ ميتَتِها فَكانَ طَليقَها