إِذاif مالَinclined الفَتىthe young man للسودِtoward black women يَوماًone day
إِذا مالَ الفَتى للسودِ يَوماً
فَلاthen no رَأيjudgment لَدَيهِwith him وَلاand no رَشادُright guidance
فَلا رَأي لَدَيهِ وَلا رَشادُ
If a young man inclines toward black women one day,
When a young man inclines towards darkness one day
then he has neither judgment nor right guidance.
He has no insight or guidance left
أَتَهوىdo you desire? خُنفَساءa beetle كَأَنas though زِفتاًtar
أَتَهوى خُنفَساء كَأَن زِفتاً
كَساclothed جلداًskin لَهاof hers وَهوَand it is السَوادُblackness
كَسا جلداً لَها وَهوَ السَوادُ
Do you desire a beetle, as though tar
He craves an ugly dark-skinned woman as if she were tar
had clothed her skin—and that is blackness?
He makes her skin his cover though it is but darkness
وَماand not السَوداءُthe black woman إِلاexcept قِدرa pot فرنٍan oven
وَما السَوداءُ إِلا قِدر فرنٍ
وَكانونٌand a brazier وَفَحمٌand charcoal أَوor مِدادُink
وَكانونٌ وَفَحمٌ أَو مِدادُ
And the black woman is nothing but an oven's pot,
The dark woman is naught but a furnace
a brazier, charcoal, or ink.
And a brazier, coal, or ink
وَماand not البَيضاءُthe white woman إِلاexcept الشَمسُthe sun لاحَتshone forth
وَما البَيضاءُ إِلا الشَمسُ لاحَت
تُنيرُshines العَينُthe eye مِنهاfrom her وَالفُؤادُand the heart
تُنيرُ العَينُ مِنها وَالفُؤادُ
And the white woman is nothing but the sun, shining forth;
The fair woman is naught but the radiant sun
through her, the eye and the heart shine.
Which illuminates the eye and heart
سَبيكةُan ingot فِضَّةٍof silver حُشيَتwas filled بِوَردٍwith roses
سَبيكةُ فِضَّةٍ حُشيَت بِوَردٍ
يَلَذُّis sweet السُّهدُsleeplessness مَعهاwith her وَالرُّقادُand sleep
يَلَذُّ السُّهدُ مَعها وَالرُّقادُ
A silver ingot filled with roses,
A bracelet of silver adorned with roses
sleeplessness and sleep are sweet with her.
Brings joy in slumber and in wakefulness
وَبَينَand between البيضِwhite women وَالسودانِand black women فَرقٌa difference
وَبَينَ البيضِ وَالسودانِ فَرقٌ
لِذيfor one endowed with عَقلٍreason بِهِthrough it اِتَّضَحَbecame clear المُرادُthe intent
لِذي عَقلٍ بِهِ اِتَّضَحَ المُرادُ
And between white women and black women there is a difference,
Between the fair and the dark skinned there is a difference
through which the intent becomes clear to one endowed with reason.
Clear to one of reason and discernment
وجوهُfaces المُؤمنينَof the believers لَهاthey have اِبيضاضٌwhiteness
وجوهُ المُؤمنينَ لَها اِبيضاضٌ
وَوَجهُand the face الكافِرينَof the unbelievers بِهِin it اِسوِدادُblackness
وَوَجهُ الكافِرينَ بِهِ اِسوِدادُ
The believers' faces bear whiteness,
The faces of the faithful have a whiteness
and the face of the unbelievers bears blackness.
While the faces of the faithless are darkened
Sol 6.1