بَنِيO sons of يَنَّقٍYannaq كُفُّواrestrain عُيونَthe eyes of ظِبائِكُمyour gazelles
بَنِي يَنَّقٍ كُفُّوا عُيونَ ظِبائِكُم
فَماfor there is no بَينَناbetween us ثارٌblood feud وَلاnor بَينَناbetween us ذَحلُgrudge
فَما بَينَنا ثارٌ وَلا بَينَنا ذَحلُ
O sons of Yannaq, restrain the eyes of your gazelles.
O sons of Yananq, restrain your maidens’ eyes,
For there is no blood feud between us, nor any grudge between us.
For between us there is neither feud nor debt.
أَسَوَّغتُمُhave you permitted الشّهدَthe honeycomb المَشورَharvested لِطاعِمٍfor an eater
أَسَوَّغتُمُ الشّهدَ المَشورَ لِطاعِمٍ
وَقُلتُمand you said حَرامٌforbidden أَنthat يُلِمَّshould draw near بِهِto it النَّحلُthe bees
وَقُلتُم حَرامٌ أَن يُلِمَّ بِهِ النَّحلُ
Have you made the harvested honeycomb lawful for an eater,
You made lawful the proffered honey though it was forbidden
and said it is forbidden for the bees to draw near it?
That bees be deprived of it.
إِذاwhen ماemphatic particle تَصَدَّتpresents herself بِالطَّريقِon the road طَروقَةٌa female fit for mating
إِذا ما تَصَدَّت بِالطَّريقِ طَروقَةٌ
فَغَيرُthen no نَكيرٍreproach أَنthat يَهيجَbecomes aroused لَهاfor her الفَحلُthe male
فَغَيرُ نَكيرٍ أَن يَهيجَ لَها الفَحلُ
When a female fit for mating presents herself on the road,
If a young woman blocks the road,
then the male is not to be blamed for being aroused by her.
It is only natural that a stallion will stir for her.
Sol 6.1