إنَّمَاonly لِقحَتُنَاour milch-camel باطِيَةٌa wine-bowl
إنَّمَا لِقحَتُنَا باطِيَةٌ
جَونَةٌdark-colored يَتبَعُهَاfollows it بِرزِينُهَاits strainer
جَونَةٌ يَتبَعُهَا بِرزِينُهَا
Our milch-camel is only a wine-bowl,
Dark, with its strainer following it.
فإِذاso when ماan emphatic particle حاَردَتshe ran dry أوor بَكَأَتher milk dwindled
فإِذا ما حاَردَت أو بَكَأَت
فُكَّwas loosened عَنfrom حاجِبِthe brow of أُخَرىanother طِينُهَاits clay seal
فُكَّ عَن حاجِبِ أُخَرى طِينُهَا
So whenever she runs dry or yields little,
The clay is stripped from another's brow.
Sol 6.1