الفَتىthe young man قَدindeed رَأىhas seen اليَقينَcertainty وَلَكِنand yet
الفَتى قَد رَأى اليَقينَ وَلَكِن
يُؤثِرُhe prefers العَيشَlife فَهُوَso he is كَالمَختولِlike one deceived
يُؤثِرُ العَيشَ فَهُوَ كَالمَختولِ
The young man has indeed seen certainty, yet
he prefers life, so he is like one deceived.
خَيرَbetter فيماin what أَراهُI see it لِإِمرَأَةِfor the wife of الجُنthe sol- (beginning of 'soldier')
خَيرَ فيما أَراهُ لِإِمرَأَةِ الجُن
دِيِّ-dier (completing 'soldier') مِنthan زَوجِهاher husband المَقطولِthe slain
دِيِّ مِن زَوجِها المَقطولِ
Better, as I see it, for the soldier's wife
than her slain husband,
إِذwhen أَغارَتshe twisted tightly حَبلَthe cord of القَناعَةِcontentment تَبغيshe seeks الthe
إِذ أَغارَت حَبلَ القَناعَةِ تَبغي ال
رِزقَsustenance مِنfrom عِندِat خَيطِهاher thread المَفتولِthe twisted
رِزقَ مِن عِندِ خَيطِها المَفتولِ
when she tightly twisted the cord of contentment, seeking
sustenance from her twisted thread.
خَلَصَتshe became free مِنfrom بَناتِهاher daughters وَبَنيهاand her sons
خَلَصَت مِن بَناتِها وَبَنيها
فَهيَso she is بَينَamong النِساءِthe women مِثلُlike البَتولِthe virgin
فَهيَ بَينَ النِساءِ مِثلُ البَتولِ
She has become free of her daughters and sons,
so among women she is like the virgin.
Sol 6.1