طَلَبَsought النِساءُthe women شَبابَهُhis youth حَتّىuntil إِذاwhen
طَلَبَ النِساءُ شَبابَهُ حَتّى إِذا
وَضَحَتturned white مَفارِقُهُhis hair-partings تَأَهَّلَhe married يَنسُكُhe practices devotion
وَضَحَت مَفارِقُهُ تَأَهَّلَ يَنسُكُ
Women sought his youth until, when
His hair-partings whitened, he married, practicing devotion.
وَجَزَتهُand repaid him فيin 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.
تَفِلٌunperfumed وَفىkept faith بِالعَهدِwith the pledge لَيسَis not بِذَيpossessed of حُلىًadornments
تَفِلٌ وَفى بِالعَهدِ لَيسَ بِذَي حُلىً
خَيرٌbetter مِنَthan الغَدّارِthe traitor وَهُوَwhile he مُمَسَّكُscented with musk
خَيرٌ مِنَ الغَدّارِ وَهُوَ مُمَسَّكُ
An unperfumed man who kept his pledge, without adornments,
Is better than a traitor, though perfumed—
مِنfrom مِسكِthe musk of ذيthe possessor of دارَينَDarin أَوor مِسكٍmusk غَداcame to be
مِن مِسكِ ذي دارَينَ أَو مِسكٍ غَدا
يُلقىis cast in بِصَنعَتِهاby her craft العَبيرُthe perfume وَيُعسَكُand is compounded
يُلقى بِصَنعَتِها العَبيرُ وَيُعسَكُ
With musk of Dhu Darin, or musk that has come
To have perfume cast in and compounded by her craft.
Sol 6.1