ضَرَبَتني بِكَفِّها بِنتُ مَعنٍ

ضَرَبَتني بِكَفِّها بِنتُ مَعنٍ

أَوجَعَت كَفَّها وَما أَوجَعَتني

أَوجَعَت كَفَّها وَما أَوجَعَتني

The daughter of Maʿn struck me with her palm.

The daughter of Ma'n struck me with her palm

She hurt her own palm, but did not hurt me.

She hurt her palm but she did not hurt me

وَلَعَمري لَولا أَذى كَفِّها إِذ

وَلَعَمري لَولا أَذى كَفِّها إِذ

ضَرَبَتني بِالسوطِ ما تَرَكَتني

ضَرَبَتني بِالسوطِ ما تَرَكَتني

And, by my life, were it not for the pain in her palm when

And by my life had it not been for the pain of her palm

she struck me with the whip, she would not have left me alone.

When she struck me with the whip, she would not have left me