تقولshe says إذwhen رقدتshe lay down فيin الفرشthe bedding هلwould ...? لكfor you فيin
تقول إذ رقدت في الفرش هل لك في
كأسa cup تروىquenches the thirst of عظامَthe bones of الميتthe dead person فيin الجدثthe grave
كأس تروى عظامَ الميت في الجدث
She says, lying there in bed: “Would you care for
She says, as she lies in bed, “Would you care for a
a cup that would water the dead man’s bones in the grave?”
cup that quenches the thirst of a dead person's bones in the grave?”
فقلتso I said والقصدand the intent لاnot يخفىis hidden علىfrom فطنٍa discerning person
فقلت والقصد لا يخفى على فطنٍ
إنif كانit is شيئاًanything فكأسٌthen a cup ناقصُmissing الثلثِone-third
إن كان شيئاً فكأسٌ ناقصُ الثلثِ
I said—the meaning escapes no discerning mind—
So I said—and the intent is plain to anyone discerning—
“If it is anything, it is ‘cup’ with its middle third gone.”
“If anything, then a cup missing a third.”
Sol 6.1