وجهكyour face ياO شنطفShantaf هولterror المُطَّلَعْthe first sight
وجهك يا شنطف هول المُطَّلَعْ
يأخذنيseizes me منهfrom it انتفاضtrembling وفزعْand fright
يأخذني منه انتفاض وفزعْ
Your face, O Shantaf, is a terror to behold.
Trembling and fright seize me at the sight of it.
ويطلعand rises النحسill fortune بهwith it إذاwhen طلعit rises
ويطلع النحس به إذا طلع
ياO ويحwoe أثوابكyour clothes لوif قدever تنتزعthey are stripped off
يا ويح أثوابك لو قد تنتزع
And ill fortune rises with it whenever it rises.
Alas for your clothes, if ever they were stripped off:
لنزعتthey would be stripped off عنfrom برصvitiligo وعنand from لمعblotches
لنزعت عن برص وعن لمع
والرأسand the head فيهon it قزعscattered tufts منfrom القرعscalp ringworm
والرأس فيه قزع من القرع
They would be stripped from white-spotted, blotchy skin.
And your head bears scattered tufts left by scalp ringworm.
والفرجand the anus كالبالوعlike a drain ماwhatever شئتyou wish بلعit swallows
والفرج كالبالوع ما شئت بلع
And your anus is like a drain: it swallows whatever you wish.
Sol 6.1