كمhow many منof فتاةٍa maiden تولّىtook charge of أمرَهاher affairs ذَكَرٌa man
كم من فتاةٍ تولّى أمرَها ذَكَرٌ
ماhow كانwas أحوجَهُmore in need (he) منهاthan she الىof الذكَرِthe penis
ما كان أحوجَهُ منها الى الذكَرِ
How many a maiden has had a man take charge of her—
How many a girl whose affairs a male took charge of
how much more he needed a penis than she did!
When he was in no need of her for his reminder
يرومُseeks أنto يُنفِذَsend flying القوّاسُthe archer أسهُمَهُhis arrows
يرومُ أن يُنفِذَ القوّاسُ أسهُمَهُ
وكيفand how ينفَذُflies forth عنfrom قوسٍa bow بلاwithout وتَرِa bowstring
وكيف ينفَذُ عن قوسٍ بلا وتَرِ
The archer seeks to send his arrows flying,
The archer intends to shoot his arrows
and how can one fly from a bow without a bowstring?
Yet how can he shoot when his bow has no string?
Sol 6.1