فلوso if أنِّيthat I وليتُI held الحكمَauthority يوماًone day
فلو أنِّي وليتُ الحكمَ يوماً
ووُلِّيتُand I were entrusted with العقوبةَpunishment والخِصاماand disputes
ووُلِّيتُ العقوبةَ والخِصاما
So if I held authority one day,
If I were to rule one day,
and were entrusted with punishment and disputes,
And be in charge of punishment and dispute,
لقرَّتْwould be gladdened عينُthe eye منof whoever يهوىloves الجواريslave-girls
لقرَّتْ عينُ من يهوى الجواري
وعاقبتُand I would punish الذيwhoever يهوىloves الغُلاماa young man
وعاقبتُ الذي يهوى الغُلاما
the eye of whoever loves slave-girls would be gladdened,
The eyes of those who love slave girls would rest,
and I would punish whoever loves a young man.
And I would punish those who love boys.
سألتُكَI asked you أيَّماwhich of the two أشجىmore enchanting حديثاًin conversation
سألتُكَ أيَّما أشجى حديثاً
وأطيبُand more delightful حينwhen يُعتَنقis embraced التزاماin a close embrace
وأطيبُ حين يُعتَنق التزاما
I asked you: which is more enchanting in conversation,
I asked you which is more heartrending in speech
and more delightful when held in a close embrace:
And more beautiful when embraced in intimacy?
أجاريةٌis it a slave-girl مغَنَّجةٌcoquettish رداحٌfull-hipped
أجاريةٌ مغَنَّجةٌ رداحٌ
تزيدُكincreases in you للغرامِto passion بهاfor her غراماpassion
تزيدُك للغرامِ بها غراما
a coquettish, full-hipped slave-girl
A slave girl, voluptuous, with wide hips,
who adds more passion to your passion for her,
Who increases your love for her with more love?
أمَor امْردُa beardless young man قدalready أجافَhas grown foul الإبطُthe armpit منهof him
أمَ امْردُ قد أجافَ الإبطُ منه
لهhe has أيرa penis كأيركlike your penis حينwhen قاماstood erect
له أير كأيرك حين قاما
or a beardless young man whose armpit has grown foul,
Or a beardless youth whose armpits are hairless,
with a penis like your own when erect?
With a body like yours when erect?
يُريدُكَhe wants you للدَّراهِمِfor the dirhams لاnot لشيْءٍfor anything
يُريدُكَ للدَّراهِمِ لا لشيْءٍ
وتلكand that woman تذوبُmelts عِشْقاًwith love واهتماماand care
وتلك تذوبُ عِشْقاً واهتماما
He wants you for dirhams, for nothing else,
He only wants you for money, nothing else,
while that woman melts with love and care.
While she melts with love and care.
Sol 6.1