نُبئتُ أن ابن خنسا

نُبئتُ أن ابن خنسا

ء قد تناولَ عِرضي

ء قد تناولَ عِرضي

I was told that the son of Khansāʾ

I was told that the son of Khansa'

had assailed my honor.

Had maligned my honor,

وقد رأى الناسُ جِدّي

وقد رأى الناسُ جِدّي

في الحادثات ونَهْضِي

في الحادثات ونَهْضِي

And people have seen my resolve

And people saw my dedication

in calamities, and how I rise to meet them.

In events and my resolve.

وقال قومٌ عَهِدْنا

وقال قومٌ عَهِدْنا

كَ لا تُرامُ فتُغضي

كَ لا تُرامُ فتُغضي

And some people said: We have known

Some said we know you

you as one who never lets an attack pass unanswered.

Will not be provoked to anger.

فقلتُ وتْرِي إيّا

فقلتُ وتْرِي إيّا

ه قد تقدّمَ نقضي

ه قد تقدّمَ نقضي

So I said: My wronging him

So I said my honor

preceded his disparagement of me.

Has preceded my retaliation.

أقْرضْتُهُ قرض سُوءٍ

أقْرضْتُهُ قرض سُوءٍ

فهَمُّه ردُّ قرضي

فهَمُّه ردُّ قرضي

I lent him an evil loan,

I did him a bad favor

so his concern is to repay my loan.

So his intention is to repay my favor.

وما على المُقرض القر

وما على المُقرض القر

ضَ لومةٌ حين يقضي

ضَ لومةٌ حين يقضي

And one lent a loan incurs no

The lender is not blamed

blame when he repays it.

When he takes what is due.

وترْتُهُ في عجوزٍ

وترْتُهُ في عجوزٍ

جعلتها غِمْدَ بعضِي

جعلتها غِمْدَ بعضِي

I wronged him through an old woman

I left him in an old hag

whom I made the sheath for my member.

I made her the sheath of my blade.

أولجتُ في ثُقبَتَيها

أولجتُ في ثُقبَتَيها

أيراً بطُولي وعرضي

أيراً بطُولي وعرضي

I inserted into her two holes

I rammed into the slits of her folds

a cock of my length and breadth.

My full length and width.

جعلتُ دفعيه فيها

جعلتُ دفعيه فيها

ما عِشتُ نفلي وفرضي

ما عِشتُ نفلي وفرضي

I made my thrusting it into her,

I made my pounding in her

as long as I live, my voluntary and obligatory devotions.

My pleasure and duty as long as I live

وما أزال سماء

وما أزال سماء

من فوقها وهْي أرضي

من فوقها وهْي أرضي

And I remain a sky

While she remains my carpet

above her, while she is my earth.

Spread out beneath me on earth.

كم قد ركضتُ حشاها

كم قد ركضتُ حشاها

والنَغلُ يسمعُ ركضي

والنَغلُ يسمعُ ركضي

How often I have pounded her innards,

How often I galloped her

while the bastard hears my pounding!

As the stallion hears my galloping.

فإن أسرَّ وأبدى

فإن أسرَّ وأبدى

بغضي فحُقَّ ببغضي

بغضي فحُقَّ ببغضي

So if he conceals and displays

If he whispers and shows

his hatred of me, he is justified in hating me.

My hatred, then my hatred is justified.

ما شتْمُ من أمه الده

ما شتْمُ من أمه الده

رَ مركبي بمُمِضِّ

رَ مركبي بمُمِضِّ

The insults of one whose mother is forever

How can I resent

my mount do not sting me.

One whose mother is my mare in heat

وكيف سُخطي عليه

وكيف سُخطي عليه

وطِيزُها المترضِّي

وطِيزُها المترضِّي

And how could I be angry with him,

And how can I be angry with him

when her ass appeases me?

When her rear is so smooth?

فليشتم النَغلُ عرضي

فليشتم النَغلُ عرضي

بالشَّتم لا المتقضِّي

بالشَّتم لا المتقضِّي

So let the bastard abuse my honor

So let the stallion malign my honor

with abuse that never ends.

With curses, not with mounting.

فلستُ أهجُرُ كأسي

فلستُ أهجُرُ كأسي

ولستُ أهجر غمضي

ولستُ أهجر غمضي

For I do not forsake my cup,

I do not refrain from my wine

nor do I forsake my sleep.

Nor refrain from my squinting.

ولست أركبُ للكل

ولست أركبُ للكل

ب في قضيضي وقضّي

ب في قضيضي وقضّي

Nor will I ride out against the dog

I do not mount the bitch while I bite

with all my forces.

And gnash my teeth.

قل لابن خنساءَ سائل

قل لابن خنساءَ سائل

نَواتَها كَيف رَضّي

نَواتَها كَيف رَضّي

Tell the son of Khansāʾ: Ask

Say to the son of Khansa', ask him

her kernel how I crush it,

Who quenched his thirst, how he was pleased

إذ لا تزالُ تُسقّى

إذ لا تزالُ تُسقّى

من رائبي بعد مَخضي

من رائبي بعد مَخضي

for it is ceaselessly watered

When she is still watered

with my curdled milk after my churning.

By my showers after my labor.

إني لأعجبُ منها

إني لأعجبُ منها

ومنك يا متَوضّي

ومنك يا متَوضّي

Indeed, I marvel at her

I really wonder about her

and at you, O performer of ablutions:

And you, too, who pretends.

تَشيَّعتْ لي قديماً

تَشيَّعتْ لي قديماً

ودِنتَ أنت برفضي

ودِنتَ أنت برفضي

she became my partisan long ago,

She was dedicated to me long ago

while you made rejecting me your creed.

While you were rejected by my refusal.

أخِلتني بظرَ خنسا

أخِلتني بظرَ خنسا

ء فاستَلنتَ معضّي

ء فاستَلنتَ معضّي

Did you think me Khansāʾ's clitoris,

You disappointed me with the rear of Khansa'

and so consider my bite soft?

So you took my discarded one.

خذها فقصرُك منها

خذها فقصرُك منها

شتمٌ سيبقَى وتَمضي

شتمٌ سيبقَى وتَمضي

Take it: all you gain from it

Take her! Your insult will remain

is abuse that will remain while you pass away.

While the days go by.

وقد هجمتَ لعمرِي

وقد هجمتَ لعمرِي

فانظر إلى أين تُفضي

فانظر إلى أين تُفضي

And you have rushed in, by my life—

You have attacked me, by my life,

so see where you will end up.

So look and see where it will lead!