ياO جارَتيmy neighbor (wife) بينيdepart فَإِنَّكِfor you are طالِقَهdivorced
يا جارَتي بيني فَإِنَّكِ طالِقَه
كَذاكِthus أُمورُaffairs الناسِthe people غادٍone going in the morning وَطارِقَهand one coming at night
كَذاكِ أُمورُ الناسِ غادٍ وَطارِقَه
O my neighbor, depart, for you are divorced.
O my neighbor, divorce me, for that is how
Such are people's affairs: one goes in the morning, another comes by night.
People's affairs go, advancing and fading.
وَبينيand depart فَإِنَّfor indeed البَينَparting خَيرٌbetter مِنَthan العَصاthe stick
وَبيني فَإِنَّ البَينَ خَيرٌ مِنَ العَصا
وَإِلّاand otherwise تَزالُit will remain فَوقَabove رَأسِكِyour head بارِقَهflashing
وَإِلّا تَزالُ فَوقَ رَأسِكِ بارِقَه
And depart, for parting is better than the stick,
And make peace with me, for peace is better than conflict,
or else it will keep flashing above your head.
Else strife shall remain hanging over your head.
وَماand not ذاكَthat مِنbecause of جُرمٍan offense عَظيمٍgrave جَنَيتِهِyou committed it
وَما ذاكَ مِن جُرمٍ عَظيمٍ جَنَيتِهِ
وَلاnor أَنthat تَكونيyou are جِئتِyou came فيناamong us بِبائِقَهwith a calamity
وَلا أَن تَكوني جِئتِ فينا بِبائِقَه
And this is not because of any grave offense you committed,
It was no grave crime that you committed,
nor because you have brought calamity among us.
Nor did you bring lasting shame upon us.
وَبينيand depart حَصانَchaste الفَرجِthe private parts غَيرَnot ذَميمَةٍblameworthy
وَبيني حَصانَ الفَرجِ غَيرَ ذَميمَةٍ
وَمَوموقَةًand beloved فيناamong us كَذاكَlikewise وَوامِقَهand loving
وَمَوموقَةً فينا كَذاكَ وَوامِقَه
And depart, chaste and free of blame,
Tell me of your chastity, for it is no dishonor,
and beloved among us, and loving likewise.
Nor towering over us, but matching and suiting.
وَذوقيand taste فَتىa young man قَومِof a tribe فَإِنِّيَfor I am ذائِقٌtasting
وَذوقي فَتى قَومِ فَإِنِّيَ ذائِقٌ
فَتاةَa maiden أُناسٍof some people مِثلَlike ماthe way أَنتِyou ذائِقَهtasting
فَتاةَ أُناسٍ مِثلَ ما أَنتِ ذائِقَه
And taste a young man of some tribe, for I shall taste
And taste, my people, for I will be tasting
a maiden of some people, just as you shall.
A girl of a people like what you are tasting.
فَقَدfor indeed كانَthere was فيamong شُبّانِthe young men قَومِكِof your tribe مَنكَحٌa marriage match
فَقَد كانَ في شُبّانِ قَومِكِ مَنكَحٌ
وَفِتيانِand the young men هِزّانَof Hizzan الطِوالِthe tall الغَرانِقَهthe handsome youths
وَفِتيانِ هِزّانَ الطِوالِ الغَرانِقَه
For among your tribe's young men there was a marriage match,
For among the youths of your people was my marriage,
and among Hizzan's tall, handsome youths.
And the tall, slender youths of fluttering sleeves.
Sol 6.1