عَدِمتُmay I be rid of مَخاريقَtricks عَبدِʿAbd: servant of الرَحيـal-Raḥī-: the Merciful (continued)
عَدِمتُ مَخاريقَ عَبدِ الرَحيـ
ـمِcompletion of al-Raḥīm وَإِبنَةَand the daughter فَقحَتِهِhis anus الرَحبَهthe capacious
ـمِ وَإِبنَةَ فَقحَتِهِ الرَحبَه
May I be rid of the tricks of ʿAbd al-Raḥīm,
and the daughter of his gaping anus.
وَماand there is no فيin السِتارَةِthe curtain مِنany حاجِزٍbarrier
وَما في السِتارَةِ مِن حاجِزٍ
إِذاwhen قَرَعَتstruck رُكبَةٌa knee رُكبَهa knee
إِذا قَرَعَت رُكبَةٌ رُكبَه
There is no barrier in the curtain
when one knee strikes another.
أَتَحجُبُdoes it conceal? طاقَةُa length إِبرَيسَمٍsilk
أَتَحجُبُ طاقَةُ إِبرَيسَمٍ
هَوىthe passion of الصَبِّthe lovesick man مِنهُمamong them عَنِfrom الصَبَّهthe lovesick woman
هَوى الصَبِّ مِنهُم عَنِ الصَبَّه
Can a length of silk conceal
a lovesick man's passion from a lovesick woman among them?
إِذاwhen الساقِياتُthe female cupbearers حَمَلنَthey carried الكُؤوthe cups (continued)
إِذا الساقِياتُ حَمَلنَ الكُؤو
سَcompletion of 'cups' دَوراًin rounds عَلىamong القَومِthe company أَوor نُخبَهa chosen serving
سَ دَوراً عَلى القَومِ أَو نُخبَه
When the female cupbearers carry the cups
in rounds among the company, or as a chosen serving,
فَواطٍthen one treading عَلىon قَدَمٍa foot غَضَّةٍtender
فَواطٍ عَلى قَدَمٍ غَضَّةٍ
وَفاتِلُand one twisting أَنمُلَةٍa fingertip رَطبَهsupple
وَفاتِلُ أَنمُلَةٍ رَطبَه
one treads on a tender foot,
and another twists a supple fingertip.
فَإِنthen if سَحَبَtrailed اللَيلُthe night مِنsome of ذَيلِهِits hem
فَإِن سَحَبَ اللَيلُ مِن ذَيلِهِ
رَأَيتَهُمُyou saw them عُقبَةًone turn عُقبَهanother turn
رَأَيتَهُمُ عُقبَةً عُقبَه
Then, if night trails part of its hem,
you see them taking turns, one after another.
وَماand there is no لِحُضورِكَfor your presence مِنany هَيبَةٍawe
وَما لِحُضورِكَ مِن هَيبَةٍ
وَلاnor لِرَقيبِكَfor your watcher مِنany رِقبَهwary regard
وَلا لِرَقيبِكَ مِن رِقبَه
And your presence inspires no awe,
nor is your watcher held in any regard.
مَشاهِدُscenes لَمdid not يَرضَهاapprove of them شُلَّخٌShullakh
مَشاهِدُ لَم يَرضَها شُلَّخٌ
وَلاnor اِبنُIbn: son of شَعوبٍShaʿūb وَلاnor كُبَّهKubbah
وَلا اِبنُ شَعوبٍ وَلا كُبَّه
Scenes Shullakh did not approve of,
nor Ibn Shaʿūb, nor Kubbah.
فَكَيفَhow, then يُرَجّيكَpin hopes on you مَنone who قَدalready رَأىsaw
فَكَيفَ يُرَجّيكَ مَن قَد رَأى
مِكاسَكَyour haggling فيover الفِلسِthe copper coin وَالحَبَّهand the grain
مِكاسَكَ في الفِلسِ وَالحَبَّه
How, then, can someone pin hopes on you after seeing
your haggling over a copper coin and a grain,
وَأَكلَكَand your eating مِنfrom قوتِthe provisions of أَهلِthe inmates of الحُبوسِthe prisons
وَأَكلَكَ مِن قوتِ أَهلِ الحُبوسِ
وَلُبسَكَand your wearing مِنfrom سَلَبِthe stripped-off coverings of الكَعبَهthe Kaaba
وَلُبسَكَ مِن سَلَبِ الكَعبَه
and your eating from the prisoners' provisions,
and your wearing the Kaaba's stripped-off coverings?
Sol 6.1