إِذاif رَكِبَتshe climbs إِجّارَهاher rooftop وَرَأَيتَهاand you see her
إِذا رَكِبَت إِجّارَها وَرَأَيتَها
تُكَلِّمُshe speaks to يَوماًone day فيin التَسَتُّرِsecrecy جارَهاher neighbor
تُكَلِّمُ يَوماً في التَسَتُّرِ جارَها
If she climbs onto her rooftop and you see her
one day speaking to her neighbor in secret,
فَبادِرthen hasten إِلَيهاto her البَتَّfinal divorce وَاِهجُرand forsake وِصالَهاintimacy with her
فَبادِر إِلَيها البَتَّ وَاِهجُر وِصالَها
وَقُلand say تِلكَthat one عَنَسٌa sturdy she-camel حَلَّhas untied راعٍa herdsman هِجارَهاher hobble
وَقُل تِلكَ عَنَسٌ حَلَّ راعٍ هِجارَها
then hasten to divorce her outright and forsake intimacy with her,
and say, “That is a sturdy she-camel whose hobble a herdsman has untied.”
وَإِنand if شاجَرَتshe quarrels فيover اِبنٍa son لَهاof hers أَوor كَريمَةٍa daughter
وَإِن شاجَرَت في اِبنٍ لَها أَو كَريمَةٍ
عَلَيهاto her فَياسِرهاthen be gentle with her وَخَلِّand leave off شِجارَهاquarreling with her
عَلَيها فَياسِرها وَخَلِّ شِجارَها
And if she quarrels over a son of hers or a daughter
dear to her, be gentle with her and leave off quarreling with her.
إِذاif شِئتَyou wish يَوماًone day أَنto تُقارِنَmarry 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 marry a freeborn woman
from among the people, choose her kin and lineage well.
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 among them is one who gives her husband profit,
and among them is one who informs her traders of loss.
Sol 6.1