قَدindeed أَهمَلَتshe neglected لِلخِياطِfor sewing إِبرَتَهاher needle
قَد أَهمَلَت لِلخِياطِ إِبرَتَها
فَصادَفَتso she encountered إِبرَةًa needle لِعَقرَبِهاof her scorpion
فَصادَفَت إِبرَةً لِعَقرَبِها
She had neglected her sewing needle,
and chanced upon her scorpion's needle.
فَهيَso she تُسَقّىis given to drink الحَليبَthe milk لَيلَتَهاher night
فَهيَ تُسَقّى الحَليبَ لَيلَتَها
وَلَمand not يَكُنit was مِنamong لَذيذِdelicious مَشرَبِهاher drink
وَلَم يَكُن مِن لَذيذِ مَشرَبِها
So she is given milk to drink that night,
though it was not a drink she relished.
وَإِنَّماyet ... only الخَودَthe lovely young woman فيin مَسارِبِهاher paths
وَإِنَّما الخَودَ في مَسارِبِها
كَرَبَّةِlike the mistress of السُمِّvenom فيin تَسَرُّبِهاher creeping
كَرَبَّةِ السُمِّ في تَسَرُّبِها
Yet the lovely young woman, in her wanderings,
is but like the mistress of venom as she slips along.
فَلاso do not تَكونيyou (feminine) be مِثلَlike الَّتيthe one who لَدَغَتshe stung
فَلا تَكوني مِثلَ الَّتي لَدَغَت
تَبدَأُshe begins فيin شَرِّهاher harm بِأَقرَبِهاwith the one nearest her
تَبدَأُ في شَرِّها بِأَقرَبِها
So do not be like the one who stung,
beginning her harm with the one nearest her.
Sol 6.1