لوif أَنَّthat ليI had أختاًa sister فأنكَحْتُهاthen I gave her in marriage
لو أَنَّ لي أختاً فأنكَحْتُها
بنيto the sons of قضاةthe judges of الأرضِthe earth ماnot تهْتُI would boast
بني قضاة الأرضِ ما تهْتُ
If I had a sister and gave her in marriage
to the sons of the world's judges, I would not boast;
لأننيbecause I إنif تُهْتُI boasted فيamong جيرتيmy neighbors
لأنني إن تُهْتُ في جيرتي
بنائِكٍover one who fucks أخْتيَmy sister سُفِّهْتُI would be deemed foolish
بنائِكٍ أخْتيَ سُفِّهْتُ
for if I boasted among my neighbors
of a man fucking my sister, I would be deemed a fool.
ياO مَنْyou who تحدَّانيchallenged me بتقصيرهthrough his neglect
يا مَنْ تحدَّاني بتقصيره
شُبِّهْتُI was misjudged فيin عينيكyour eyes شُبِّهْتُI was misjudged
شُبِّهْتُ في عينيك شُبِّهْتُ
O you who challenged me through your neglect,
I was misjudged in your eyes—misjudged!
لَهْفيmy regret علىover شُكْرِيكmy thanking you فيماin what مضَىhas passed
لَهْفي على شُكْرِيك فيما مضَى
طَوْعاًwillingly كأنيas though I كنتُI had been أُكْرهتُI was forced
طَوْعاً كأني كنتُ أُكْرهتُ
Alas for my thanking you in days gone by,
willingly—as though I had been forced!
لوif كنتُI had been نُبهتُI was warned لمَاwould not have قُلْتُهI said it
لو كنتُ نُبهتُ لمَا قُلْتُه
لكننيbut I ماnot كنتI had been نُبِّهتُI was warned
لكنني ما كنت نُبِّهتُ
Had I been warned, I would not have said it;
but I had not been warned.
Sol 6.1