يامقدقدO scrawny one لصبهa blow بالحورwith ḥawr (unclear term)
يامقدقد لصبه بالحور
أنتyou أدخلتنيyou brought me into برجthe tower of المناhopes
أنت أدخلتني برج المنا
O scrawny one—a blow with ḥawr [unclear term]!
O beautiful maiden with cheeks like roses
You have brought me into the tower of hopes.
You have led me into the tower of bliss
قالواthey said الناسthe people برحثunclear dialect word للخفرfor protection
قالوا الناس برحث للخفر
فيin شعوبravines الملاجعthe cheeks (dialect; uncertain) والسناand the radiance
في شعوب الملاجع والسنا
The people said: [barḥath, unclear] for protection.
They say people search for happiness
In the ravines of the cheeks and the radiance.
Among the tribes of soft beds and kisses
قلتI said هوhe / it ذاthis / here بيجفرis doing something unclear فيin الشعرthe hair / verse
قلت هو ذا بيجفر في الشعر
صحنplatter خدهhis cheek جيcome ابسرlook منfrom هناhere
صحن خده جي ابسر من هنا
I said: here he is, [biyajfir, unclear] in the hair.
I said this one glistens with poetry
The platter of his cheek—come, look from here.
Her blushing cheek is softer than silk
قالhe said عجبwell / then ماdo not تدقنشput a beard on (negated; uncertain) القمرthe moon
قال عجب ما تدقنش القمر
كيفhow لذهthis one (uncertain dialect form) وشعتshe sprouted (uncertain) بنتdaughter of الزناfornication
كيف لذه وشعت بنت الزنا
He said: well, do not put a beard on the moon [reading uncertain].
He said how strange you don't admire the moon
How this daughter of fornication has sprouted [reading uncertain]!
When she shines, daughter of promiscuity
قلتI said هاروعunclear dialect word تدهنyou oil / she oils ملجعكyour cheek (dialect; uncertain)
قلت هاروع تدهن ملجعك
عادstill / yet هيshe ذهthis one مضتshe passed منfrom ملجميmy muzzle (uncertain)
عاد هي ذه مضت من ملجمي
I said: [hārūʿ, unclear]; oil your cheek.
I said go tend to your own bed
Still, this one has passed out of my muzzle.
Now she is gone from my embrace
جرpull خدكyour cheek قليلa little لاlest أوجعكI hurt you
جر خدك قليل لا أوجعك
ماnot (question) بتبسرyou see علىat هشلهshaggy mess (uncertain) معيwith me
ما بتبسر على هشله معي
Pull your cheek back a little, lest I hurt you.
Turn your cheek, I wouldn't hurt you
Can't you see the shaggy mess I have with me?
You won't smile at my simple ways
إسترtry / manage (dialect) اوماgesture اليهاtoward her باصبعكwith your finger
إستر اوما اليها باصبعك
مثلماjust as أومىI gesture (reading uncertain) إليهاtoward her باصبعيwith my finger
مثلما أومى إليها باصبعي
Try—gesture toward her with your finger,
Conceal what I gestured to her
Just as I gesture toward her with my finger.
As I gestured to her with my finger
قالhe said ماnot استرشI can (negated; dialect) وابنand a son of آدمAdam بشرhuman
قال ما استرش وابن آدم بشر
وانتand you داريaware برقةof the tenderness طبعناof our nature
وانت داري برقة طبعنا
He said: I cannot; a son of Adam is human.
He said I won't conceal, we humans err
And you know the tenderness of our nature.
You know the tenderness of our nature
منfrom عيسطاʿaysṭā (unclear term) وهيand she مثلlike الغرابthe crow
من عيسطا وهي مثل الغراب
تنقرshe pecks اليدthe hand وتخطفand she snatches منfrom بعيدfar away
تنقر اليد وتخطف من بعيد
From [ʿaysṭā, unclear]—and she is like a crow,
She's like a raven from Eeshta
Pecking at the hand and snatching from afar.
Pecking hands and stealing from afar
غاصsank فيهاinto her مشطa comb منfrom نصفhalf of بابa door
غاص فيها مشط من نصف باب
فيهin it سبعينseventy سنهteeth منof حديدiron
فيه سبعين سنه من حديد
A comb made from half a door sank into her,
A comb with seventy iron teeth
With seventy iron teeth in it.
Plunged into her half-open door
واسألand ask الليثthe lion محروسguarded الجنابthe precinct / flank
واسأل الليث محروس الجناب
محكمexpert at الزرقthrusting فيin وقتthe time of الجريدpalm-shaft spears / spear-play
محكم الزرق في وقت الجريد
And ask the lion, whose precinct is guarded,
Ask the honorable valiant lion
Expert at thrusting in the time of spear-play.
With deep blue eyes in times of war
Sol 6.1