ياO اِبنَson of تِلكَthat woman الَّتيwho بِحَرّانَin Harran لَمّاwhen
يا اِبنَ تِلكَ الَّتي بِحَرّانَ لَمّا
نَبَتَتshe sprouted أَنبَتَتshe put forth غُصونَbranches of السِفاحِfornication
نَبَتَت أَنبَتَت غُصونَ السِفاحِ
O son of that woman in Harran—when she
O son of that woman who, in Harran, when
sprouted, she put forth branches of fornication.
she sprouted, put forth the branches of fornication.
لاdo not تَهولَنَّكَever terrify you الكِباشُthe rams فَقَدfor indeed أُعstart of 'you were given'
لا تَهولَنَّكَ الكِباشُ فَقَد أُع
طيتَcompletion of 'you were given' ماwhatever شِئتَyou wished مِنof أَداةِequipment النِطاحِbutting
طيتَ ما شِئتَ مِن أَداةِ النِطاحِ
Let not the rams daunt you—for you have been
Let not the rams terrify you, for you were
given all the equipment for butting you could desire.
given whatever you wished of the equipment for butting.
جُدتَyou gave generously بِالدُبرِwith the anus وَالعَجوزُand the old woman بِقُبلٍwith a vulva
جُدتَ بِالدُبرِ وَالعَجوزُ بِقُبلٍ
فَهَنيئاًso, congratulations ذَهَبتُماyou two went away بِالسَماحِwith generosity
فَهَنيئاً ذَهَبتُما بِالسَماحِ
You gave freely of your rear; the old woman, of her front.
You gave generously of your anus, and the old woman of her vulva;
Congratulations—you two have borne away the prize for generosity.
so congratulations—you two have carried off generosity.
بَخbravo بخٍbravo لَمdid not يُدانِcome close to جودَكَyour generosity ياO أَزstart of 'Azhar'
بَخ بخٍ لَم يُدانِ جودَكَ يا أَز
هَرُcompletion of 'Azhar' كَعبٌKa'b وَلاnor مُباريthe rival of الرِياحِthe winds
هَرُ كَعبٌ وَلا مُباري الرِياحِ
Bravo, bravo! None has come near your generosity;
Bravo, bravo! Your generosity was not rivaled, O
O Azhar—neither Kaʿb nor the one who vies with the winds.
Azhar, by Ka'b or the rival of the winds.
كِدتَyou nearly تُدعىare called لَوif أَنَّthat خَلفَكَyour rear قُدّاstart of 'in front of you'
كِدتَ تُدعى لَو أَنَّ خَلفَكَ قُدّا
مَكَcompletion of 'in front of you' فيin الحَربِbattle ياO حُدَيّاchallenger of الرِياحِthe winds
مَكَ في الحَربِ يا حُدَيّا الرِياحِ
You would almost deserve the name, if only your rear stood
You would nearly have been called—had your rear been
before you in battle, O challenger of the winds.
in front of you in battle—'O challenger of the winds!'
سوءُbadness ظَنّيmy opinion أَجارَنيprotected me مِنfrom هَواهُlove for him
سوءُ ظَنّي أَجارَني مِن هَواهُ
فَجَعَلتُso I placed الطَلاقَdivorce قَبلَbefore النِكاحِmarriage
فَجَعَلتُ الطَلاقَ قَبلَ النِكاحِ
My mistrust sheltered me from his passion,
My ill opinion protected me from loving him,
so I placed divorce before marriage.
so I put divorce before marriage.
Sol 6.1