ولِكلِّand for every أُنثىwoman ضَرَّةٌa co-wife
ولِكلِّ أُنثى ضَرَّةٌ
والعدلُand the upright man ضَرَّةthe co-wife of أُمِّهhis mother
والعدلُ ضَرَّة أُمِّه
And every woman has a co-wife,
Every woman has a flaw,
and the upright man is his mother's co-wife.
And justice is the flaw of her mother,
فَطِنٌshrewd يُناقِشُهاhe questions her closely الحِساthe account (continued next line)
فَطِنٌ يُناقِشُها الحِسا
بَcompletion of الحساب, 'the account' عَلىconcerning لَياليَnights عَمِّهhis paternal uncle
بَ عَلى لَياليَ عَمِّه
Shrewd, he calls her to account
So the perceptive son discusses it
over his paternal uncle's nights.
During the nights of his uncle,
باتَتshe spent the night مُجانِبَتيshunning me عَليbecause of (continued next line)
باتَت مُجانِبَتي عَلي
هِhim (completing عليه) وكنتُand I used to أوفِرُI increase قسمِهhis share
هِ وكنتُ أوفِرُ قسمِه
She spent the night shunning me because of
My estrangement from him became heavy on me,
him, and I used to increase his share.
While I was generous with his allotment,
حتَّىuntil إذاwhen الخَلالُal-Khallal (the vinegar-maker)
حتَّى إذا الخَلالُ
خَلاهاhe left her وفَرَّand he fled بِجُرمِهِwith his guilt
خَلاها وفَرَّ بِجُرمِهِ
Until, when al-Khallal
Until when the intimate friend
left her and fled with his guilt.
Deserted him and fled with his crime,
هَذاthis الفُضولُmeddling بعَينِهin its very essence
هَذا الفُضولُ بعَينِه
ألاcould you not قَنِعتyou were content بِعلمِهِwith his knowledge
ألا قَنِعت بِعلمِهِ
This is meddling itself—
This meddler with his own eyes,
could you not have been content with his knowledge?
If only he had been satisfied with his knowledge.
Sol 6.1