أظنI think ودادهاher affection منfrom غيرabsence of نيةintent
أظن ودادها من غير نية
وهلand is هيshe فيهin it إلاanything but مدعيهa pretender
وهل هي فيه إلا مدعيه
I think her affection is without true intent;
I think her love for me was unintentional
and in that, is she anything but a pretender?
For was she ever true to me?
فتاةa young woman لاnot تملtires of عذابthe torment of قلبيmy heart
فتاة لا تمل عذاب قلبي
ولاand not تخليهleaves it free وقتاًfor a moment منof أذيهharm
ولا تخليه وقتاً من أذيه
A young woman who never tires of tormenting my heart,
A girl who does not tire of tormenting my heart
and never leaves it free of hurt for a moment.
And gives it no respite from her hurting ways
ولاand no ذنبfault لهfor it إلاexcept التوافيkeeping tryst
ولا ذنب له إلا التوافي
لمنto one who فيin الحبlove ليستshe is not بالوفيهat all faithful
لمن في الحب ليست بالوفيه
And it has no fault but keeping tryst
Though it is not guilty except for loving her faithfully
with one who is not faithful in love.
She who is not faithful in love
ويعجبنيand it pleases me التمنعcoy refusal والتشاجيand feigned sorrow
ويعجبني التمنع والتشاجي
منfrom الخودthe tender maiden الممنعةthe guarded one الشجيهthe lovelorn one
من الخود الممنعة الشجيه
And I delight in coy refusal and feigned sorrow
And yet I love her coyness and standoffishness
from the tender maiden, guarded and lovelorn.
From her aloof and proud cheeks
فواso, alas أسفاًsorrow علىfor حرa vulva يعزيconsoles
فوا أسفاً على حر يعزي
أخاone afflicted by رزءloss علىover عظمthe enormity of الرزيهthe calamity
أخا رزء على عظم الرزيه
So, alas for a vulva that consoles
Oh what sorrow for a free man who comforts
one stricken by loss over the enormity of his calamity.
A wretched brother in his misery
وذلكand that أنbecause إيريmy penis فيهin it رطلa ratl (weight unit)
وذلك أن إيري فيه رطل
وماand not فيin حرهاher vulva إلاexcept وقيهan uqiyya (weight unit)
وما في حرها إلا وقيه
And that is because my penis weighs a ratl,
For her slave has a rotl weight
while her vulva holds only an uqiyya.
While her free man has but an ounce
ومنand by the one who بعثsent forth المدامwine فليسso there is no بدalternative
ومن بعث المدام فليس بد
ولاتكand let it not be غيرother than بكرa virgin بابليهBabylonian
ولاتك غير بكر بابليه
And by the one who sent forth wine, there is no alternative:
Whoever sends wine, it is a must
and let it be none but a Babylonian virgin.
Unless your only choice is an aged prostitute from Babylon
فثمand there هناكthere حرa vulva شافعيShafi‘i
فثم هناك حر شافعي
عظيمgreat الشأنin stature واستand an anus مالكيهMaliki
عظيم الشأن واست مالكيه
For there is a Shafi‘i vulva,
For here is a noble Shafi'i judge
great in stature, and a Maliki anus.
Great in stature and steadfast Maliki
ونفسيand my soul غيرnot مائلةinclined إليهاtoward her
ونفسي غير مائلة إليها
لأحوالbecause of ways مقبحةdisgraceful بذيهobscene
لأحوال مقبحة بذيه
And my soul is not inclined toward her,
As for me, I do not incline towards her
because of disgraceful, obscene ways.
For traits in her I find ugly and lowly
أحبI love دنوهاher nearness وتحبand she loves قربيmy nearness
أحب دنوها وتحب قربي
وهذاand this لاnot يكونcan be بلاwithout بليهan affliction
وهذا لا يكون بلا بليه
I love her nearness, and she loves mine,
I love her nearness and she loves my closeness
and this cannot be without an affliction.
But this cannot be without tribulation
وماand never لاقيتهاI met her إلاexcept that تلاقىcame together
وما لاقيتها إلا تلاقى
مبالاناour two urinary openings بإسقاطwith the casting off of التقيهdissimulation
مبالانا بإسقاط التقيه
And whenever I met her, there came together
And whenever I met her, we met
our two urinary openings, with dissimulation cast aside.
Disregarding proper modesty
وهذاand this الرأيthe view لاno رأيview سواهbesides it
وهذا الرأي لا رأي سواه
فلاso do not تحفلpay heed بأقوالto the sayings of الرعيهthe subjects
فلا تحفل بأقوال الرعيه
And this is the view; there is no view besides it,
And I see no other view but this
so pay no heed to what the subjects say.
So pay no heed to what the folk may say
ولاand no عيشlife سوىexcept تقليبfondling بظرa clitoris
ولا عيش سوى تقليب بظر
وثقبand an orifice منof صبيa young man أوor صبيهa young woman
وثقب من صبي أو صبيه
And there is no life but fondling a clitoris
No life but flipping a penis
and an orifice of a young man or a young woman,
Or piercing a boy or a girl
علىthough أنthat أقولI speak بكلin favor of every شيءthing
على أن أقول بكل شيء
سوىexcept نيكfucking العجوزthe old woman القذمليهthe squat one
سوى نيك العجوز القذمليه
though I advocate everything
Although I may say many things
except fucking the squat old woman.
Except disparage a chaste old woman
ولاand not ألويpay heed علىto أحدanyone يرانيsees me
ولا ألوي على أحد يراني
بعينwith an eye of النقصdeficiency والحالand condition الدنيهlowly
بعين النقص والحال الدنيه
And I pay no heed to anyone who sees me
And I fault no one who sees me
as deficient and of lowly station.
With eyes of disdain for my lowly state
ومنand one who نالattained العلاءeminence حجاًin wisdom ومجداًand in glory
ومن نال العلاء حجاً ومجداً
وأفعالاًand in deeds مهذبةrefined سنيهlofty
وأفعالاً مهذبة سنيه
And he who attained eminence in wisdom and glory
And he who attains glory, distinction and noble deeds
and in refined, lofty deeds—
And refined, virtuous actions
تشابهmatched خلقهhis outward form والخلقand character حسناًin beauty
تشابه خلقه والخلق حسناً
وحسبكand enough for you بالنفاسةwith excellence والسجيهand innate nature
وحسبك بالنفاسة والسجيه
his outward form and character match in beauty;
His nature matches his character, handsomely so
and his excellence and innate nature suffice you.
And you are content with elegance and pride
تشاهدyou behold منهin him طوداًa mountain مشمخراًtowering
تشاهد منه طوداً مشمخراً
وأفعالand the deeds of الملوكthe kings الكسرويهKhosrow-like
وأفعال الملوك الكسرويه
You behold in him a towering mountain
You see him lofty and grand
and the Khosrow-like deeds of kings.
With the actions of kingly Kisras
لهhe has أقلامpens كيفas يشاءhe wishes تجريrun
له أقلام كيف يشاء تجري
بتأييدwith the support of القضاءfate بالمشيهin accordance with the will
بتأييد القضاء بالمشيه
He has pens that run as he wishes,
He has pens that flow as he desires
with fate's support, in accordance with his will.
With the support of fate and divine decree
كأنas though اللفظthe wording فيon القرطاسthe paper زهرblossoms
كأن اللفظ في القرطاس زهر
تفتحopened out عنto reveal معانmeanings معنويهabstract
تفتح عن معان معنويه
As though the words upon the paper were blossoms
As if the words on the paper are flowers
that opened to reveal abstract meanings.
Revealing spiritual and profound meanings
Sol 6.1