قسماًI swear بهاby her وبودهاand by her affection وبعدهاand by her distance
قسماً بها وبودها وبعدها
وبخدهاand by her cheek وجبينهاand by her brow والخالand by the beauty mark
وبخدها وجبينها والخال
I swear by her, by her affection and her distance,
And by her cheek, her brow, and her beauty mark:
إنيindeed I علىupon العهدthe pledge القديمold بحبهاin loving her
إني على العهد القديم بحبها
باقٍremaining true وإنand even if لامblamed العذولthe reproacher الخاليuntouched by love
باقٍ وإن لام العذول الخالي
Indeed, to the old pledge of love for her
I remain true, though the reproacher, untouched by love, blames me.
وبهاand through her تجردstripped itself bare جسمthe body قلبيof my heart وانتحىand turned away
وبها تجرد جسم قلبي وانتحى
عنfrom حزبthe faction أعماميof my paternal uncles وآلand the family الخاليof my maternal uncle
عن حزب أعمامي وآل الخالي
And through her, my heart's body stripped itself bare and turned away
From the faction of my paternal uncles and my maternal uncle's kin.
Sol 6.1