ماnot إنat all (emphasis) يزالceases لهنَّfor them ردفٌa rump شائلٌraised
ما إن يزال لهنَّ ردفٌ شائلٌ
أوor ركبتانtwo knees يقارعانboth hammer جبيناa forehead
أو ركبتان يقارعان جبينا
They always have a rump raised,
Their buttocks still sway seductively
or two knees hammering a forehead.
Or knees that clash with my forehead
لوif جئتهنَّyou came to them إذاwhen خَلَوْنَthey secluded themselves لغيَّةٍfor illicit sex
لو جئتهنَّ إذا خَلَوْنَ لغيَّةٍ
لسمعتَyou would hear أجراساًringing sounds هناكthere فنوناof many kinds
لسمعتَ أجراساً هناك فنونا
If you came to them when they secluded themselves for illicit sex,
If you came to them while alone and distracted
you would hear all kinds of ringing sounds there:
You would hear bells ringing, arts being perfected
قرعَthe pounding of الأيورpenises فروجَهنَّtheir vulvas تشوبُهmingle with it
قرعَ الأيور فروجَهنَّ تشوبُه
أنفاسُهنَّtheir breaths زوافراًheaving sighs وأنيناand groans
أنفاسُهنَّ زوافراً وأنينا
the pounding of penises against their vulvas, mingled with
Beating on tambourines makes their thighs quiver
their breaths in heaving sighs and groans.
Their breaths are melodies and moans
زفراتُblasts أكيارٍbellows ووقعُand the blows of مطارقٍhammers
زفراتُ أكيارٍ ووقعُ مطارقٍ
فكأنso, as though بيتكyour house كورُa forge حداديناblacksmiths
فكأن بيتك كورُ حدادينا
Bellows’ blasts and hammer blows—
Sighs of leather sacks and hammering sounds
as though your house were a blacksmiths’ forge.
As if your home were a blacksmiths' shop
مُجنٌdebauched women يُنبهنَّthey rouse الغواةَlibertines علىto الزناfornication
مُجنٌ يُنبهنَّ الغواةَ على الزنا
ويصحنand they cry out ليلاًat night ياO نيامsleepers التيناthe figs
ويصحن ليلاً يا نيام التينا
Debauched women, rousing libertines to fornication,
A bell calling the heedless to fornication
and crying at night, ‘O sleepers—figs!’
Crying out at night, oh slumbering fig trees
للَّهto God! (expressing wonder) نسوةُwomen خالدٍKhalid لقدindeed اعتلتْhave surpassed
للَّه نسوةُ خالدٍ لقد اعتلتْ
كلَّall القِحابthe whores خلاعةًwantonness ومجوناand debauchery
كلَّ القِحاب خلاعةً ومجونا
God, what women Khalid has! They have indeed surpassed
By God, the women of Khalid have surpassed
all the whores in wantonness and debauchery.
All harlots in licentiousness and immorality
Sol 6.1