كمmany a عروسbride طلقتهاI divorced her قبلbefore ملكيmy marrying
كم عروس طلقتها قبل ملكي
وكتبتand I wrote الطلاقthe divorce قبلbefore الصداقthe dower
وكتبت الطلاق قبل الصداق
Many a bride have I divorced before marrying her,
How many brides have I divorced before consummation
And written out the divorce before the dower.
And written the divorce before the marriage gift
لاno كتابwritten contract بعهدةwith a binding undertaking وشهودand witnesses
لا كتاب بعهدة وشهود
بلrather جعلتI put الفراقseparation قبلbefore الطلاقdivorce
بل جعلت الفراق قبل الطلاق
No written contract with a pledge and witnesses;
Without a written contract or witnesses
Rather, I put separation before divorce.
But made the separation before the divorce
وملكتand I gained mastery of السلوّforgetfulness عنهاof her وقلبيand my heart
وملكت السلوّ عنها وقلبي
عندهاwith her لاnot بماقتloathing (emphatic) مشتاقyearning
عندها لا بماقت مشتاق
And I gained the power to forget her, though my heart
And enjoyed intimacy with her while my heart
Is with her, not loathing but yearning,
Was still not longing for her
حذرfor fear of العارdisgrace والمؤونةand expense والمكand deceit (word continues)
حذر العار والمؤونة والمك
رcompletion of 'deceit' وسوءand badness الأخلاقof character والإخلاقand destitution
ر وسوء الأخلاق والإخلاق
For fear of disgrace, expense, and deceit,
Wary of shame, hardship, and harm
And bad character and destitution,
And bad manners and morals
وجرِيّand a legal agent وحاكمand a judge وشهودand witnesses
وجرِيّ وحاكم وشهود
بعدafter فرضa stipulated dower مؤكدfirmly secured الإيثاقthe binding
بعد فرض مؤكد الإيثاق
And a legal agent, a judge, and witnesses,
Without judge, registrar or witnesses
After a stipulated dower, its bond made firm.
After a binding oath
فتأففتُso I sighed in disgust بالجميعat it all واعنقand hastened (word continues)
فتأففتُ بالجميع واعنق
تI (past-tense ending) إلىtoward القطعseverance خيرthe best ماemphatic particle إعناقhastening
ت إلى القطع خير ما إعناق
So I sighed in disgust at it all and hastened
So I turned away from them all and clung
To break it off with the greatest haste.
To cutting off ties which is better than clinging
كلall هذاthis جرىcame to pass بتأييدwith the aid of ربّa Lord
كل هذا جرى بتأييد ربّ
حاكمruling عندat قسمةthe apportionment of الأرزاقsustenance
حاكم عند قسمة الأرزاق
All this came to pass with the aid of the Lord,
All this happened with the support of a Lord
Who rules when sustenance is apportioned.
The Judge in the distribution of livelihoods
Sol 6.1