أَلَمdid ... not? تَرَهاyou see her بانَتshe departed بِغَيرِwithout وَصيفَةٍa maidservant
أَلَم تَرَها بانَت بِغَيرِ وَصيفَةٍ
إِذاwhen ماan emphatic particle الغَوانيthe beautiful women صاحَبَتهاaccompanied them الوَصائِفُthe maidservants
إِذا ما الغَواني صاحَبَتها الوَصائِفُ
Did you not see her depart without a maidservant,
when the beauties were accompanied by maidservants?
وَلَكِنَّهاbut she بانَتshe departed شَموسٌunruly بَزِيَّةٌbrazen
وَلَكِنَّها بانَت شَموسٌ بَزِيَّةٌ
مُنَعَّمَةُgentle الأَخلاقِmanners حَدباءُhumpbacked شارِفُan aged she-camel
مُنَعَّمَةُ الأَخلاقِ حَدباءُ شارِفُ
Yet she departed, unruly and brazen,
gentle in manner—a humpbacked old she-camel.
لَوif أَنَّthat رَسولَthe messenger اللَهوِof pleasure سَلَّمَoffered a greeting واقِفاًwhile standing
لَو أَنَّ رَسولَ اللَهوِ سَلَّمَ واقِفاً
عَلَيهاto her لَرامَتshe would seek وَصلَهُunion with him وَهوَwhile he واقِفُstanding
عَلَيها لَرامَت وَصلَهُ وَهوَ واقِفُ
If the messenger of pleasure, standing, offered a greeting
to her, she would seek union with him while he stood.
Sol 6.1