إِذاif كُنتَyou are ذاhaving اِثنَتَينِtwo (wives) فَاِعدِلthen deal justly أَوِor اِتَّحِدbe alone
إِذا كُنتَ ذا اِثنَتَينِ فَاِعدِل أَوِ اِتَّحِد
بِنَفسِكَby yourself فَالتَوحيدُfor singleness أَولىpreferable مِنَthan العَدلِjustice
بِنَفسِكَ فَالتَوحيدُ أَولى مِنَ العَدلِ
If you have two wives, deal justly—or live
If you have two sides then be just or unite
by yourself, for singleness is preferable to justice.
Yourself, for oneness is better than justice.
شِفاهُlips المَهاthe oryxes تُفنيconsume يَساراًwealth تَيفئُهُbestow it
شِفاهُ المَها تُفني يَساراً تَيفئُهُ
عَلَيكَupon you المَهاريthe Mahri camels مِنfrom مَشافِرِهاtheir thick lips الهُدلِdrooping
عَلَيكَ المَهاري مِن مَشافِرِها الهُدلِ
The lips of oryxes consume wealth bestowed
The lips of passion destroy the left that shelter it,
upon you by Mahri camels from their drooping lips.
Beware of her skillful claws that tear and rend.
Sol 6.1