طَلَبَsought النِساءُthe women شَبابَهُhis youth حَتّىuntil إِذاwhen
طَلَبَ النِساءُ شَبابَهُ حَتّى إِذا
وَضَحَتgrew white مَفارِقُهُhis hair-partings تَأَهَّلَhe took a wife يَنسُكُhe practices piety
وَضَحَت مَفارِقُهُ تَأَهَّلَ يَنسُكُ
Women sought his youth until, when
His hair-partings whitened, he took a wife and practiced piety.
وَجَزَتهُand repaid him فيthrough عِرسٍa wife لَهُof his أَيّامُهُhis days
وَجَزَتهُ في عِرسٍ لَهُ أَيّامُهُ
بِفِعالِهِfor his deeds وَلِكُلِّand for every حَبلٍcord مُمسِكُa holder
بِفِعالِهِ وَلِكُلِّ حَبلٍ مُمسِكُ
And his days repaid him through a wife of his
For his deeds; and every cord has a holder.
تَفِلٌan ill-smelling person وَفىwas faithful بِالعَهدِto the pledge لَيسَis not بِذَيpossessed of حُلىًornaments
تَفِلٌ وَفى بِالعَهدِ لَيسَ بِذَي حُلىً
خَيرٌbetter مِنَthan الغَدّارِthe treacherous one وَهُوَthough he is مُمَسَّكُperfumed with musk
خَيرٌ مِنَ الغَدّارِ وَهُوَ مُمَسَّكُ
An ill-smelling man who kept his pledge, without adornment,
Is better than a treacherous man, though he is perfumed
مِنwith مِسكِthe musk of ذيa man of دارَينَDarin أَوor مِسكٍmusk غَداhas come to be
مِن مِسكِ ذي دارَينَ أَو مِسكٍ غَدا
يُلقىis added بِصَنعَتِهاin its making العَبيرُperfume وَيُعسَكُand is blended
يُلقى بِصَنعَتِها العَبيرُ وَيُعسَكُ
With musk from a man of Darin, or musk that has come
To have perfume added and blended in its making.
Sol 6.1