إِذاif رَكِبَتshe climbed onto إِجّارَهاher roof terrace وَرَأَيتَهاand you saw her
إِذا رَكِبَت إِجّارَها وَرَأَيتَها
تُكَلِّمُshe speaks to يَوماًone day فيin التَسَتُّرِconcealment جارَهاher neighbor
تُكَلِّمُ يَوماً في التَسَتُّرِ جارَها
If she climbs onto her roof terrace and you see her
speaking one day in secret to her neighbor,
فَبادِرthen hasten إِلَيهاto her البَتَّa decisive separation وَاِهجُرand abandon وِصالَهاintimacy with her
فَبادِر إِلَيها البَتَّ وَاِهجُر وِصالَها
وَقُلand say تِلكَthat one عَنَسٌa sturdy she-camel حَلَّuntied راعٍa herdsman هِجارَهاher hobble
وَقُل تِلكَ عَنَسٌ حَلَّ راعٍ هِجارَها
then hasten to break with her and forsake intimacy with her;
and say, "That is a sturdy she-camel whose hobble a herdsman has untied."
وَإِنand if شاجَرَتshe argued فيover اِبنٍa son لَهاof hers أَوor كَريمَةٍa dear daughter
وَإِن شاجَرَت في اِبنٍ لَها أَو كَريمَةٍ
عَلَيهاto her فَياسِرهاthen deal gently with her وَخَلِّand give up شِجارَهاquarreling with her
عَلَيها فَياسِرها وَخَلِّ شِجارَها
And if she argues over a son of hers or a daughter
dear to her, then deal gently with her and give up quarreling with her.
إِذاif شِئتَyou wished يَوماًone day أَنto تُقارِنَwed حُرَّةًa freeborn woman
إِذا شِئتَ يَوماً أَن تُقارِنَ حُرَّةً
مِنَfrom among الناسِthe people فَاِختَرthen choose قَومَهاher kin وَنِجارَهاand her lineage
مِنَ الناسِ فَاِختَر قَومَها وَنِجارَها
If one day you wish to wed a freeborn woman
from among the people, choose her by her kin and lineage.
فَمِنهُنَّfor among them مَنone who تُعطيgives الرَباحَprofit عَشيرَهاher husband
فَمِنهُنَّ مَن تُعطي الرَباحَ عَشيرَها
وَمِنهُنَّand among them مَنone who تُنبيinforms بِخُسرٍof loss تِجارَهاher traders
وَمِنهُنَّ مَن تُنبي بِخُسرٍ تِجارَها
For some of them bring their husbands profit,
and some bring their traders news of loss.
Sol 6.1