إِذاif ماever (emphatic) رَأَيتُمyou see ناشىءَa youth الحَيِّthe clan مِنكُمُfrom among you
إِذا ما رَأَيتُم ناشىءَ الحَيِّ مِنكُمُ
يُمَسَّحُis stroked مِثلَlike الهِندِكيِّthe Indian المُحَمَّمِblackened
يُمَسَّحُ مِثلَ الهِندِكيِّ المُحَمَّمِ
If ever you see one of your clan's young men
being stroked like a blackened Indian,
مُكِبّاًbent forward عَلىover الساقَينِthe two shins يَمسَحُhe strokes رَأسَهُhis head
مُكِبّاً عَلى الساقَينِ يَمسَحُ رَأسَهُ
نِغاءَcaressing الصَبيِّthe child بِاليَدَينِwith both hands وَبِالفَمِand with the mouth
نِغاءَ الصَبيِّ بِاليَدَينِ وَبِالفَمِ
bent over the shins, stroking his head,
caressing him like a child, with both hands and mouth,
فَقومواthen stand عَلىat الأَبوابِthe doors مِنهُagainst him وَهَجهِجواand shout him away
فَقوموا عَلى الأَبوابِ مِنهُ وَهَجهِجوا
فَإِنَّfor indeed الفَتىthe youth أَفجِرhow depraved! بِشَخصٍas a person وَأَغلِمِand how lustful!
فَإِنَّ الفَتى أَفجِر بِشَخصٍ وَأَغلِمِ
then guard the doors against him and shout him away:
for what a depraved and lustful fellow the youth is!
Sol 6.1