ذَكَرناwe mentioned الديونَthe debts فَجادَلَتناso you argued with us
ذَكَرنا الديونَ فَجادَلَتنا
جِدالكَyour arguing فيover الدَّينِthe debt بَلَّاan obstinate disputant حلوفاmuch given to swearing oaths
جِدالكَ في الدَّينِ بَلَّا حلوفا
We mentioned the debts, so you argued with us,
as you argue over debt with a stubborn man much given to oaths.
وَجَدْتُI found العَواذِلَthe reproaching women يَنْهينَهُthey forbid it
وَجَدْتُ العَواذِلَ يَنْهينَهُ
وَقَدْand indeed كُنْتُI used to أَزْهِفُهُنَّI pass off on them الزُّيوفاthe counterfeit coins
وَقَدْ كُنْتُ أَزْهِفُهُنَّ الزُّيوفا
I found the reproaching women forbidding it,
and I used to pass off counterfeit coins on them.
وَإِنand if أَلِجِI enter البَيتَthe house مُدْجىwrapped الغِطاءِthe covering
وَإِن أَلِجِ البَيتَ مُدْجى الغِطاءِ
أنائِمI murmur فيin البَيتِthe house صَوْتاًa voice ضَعيفاfeeble
أنائِم في البَيتِ صَوْتاً ضَعيفا
And if I enter the house, wrapped in my covering,
I murmur in the house in a feeble voice.
Sol 6.1