وَاِبنُand the son of عِمرانَʿImrān يَبتَغيseeks عَرَبِيّاًan Arab
وَاِبنُ عِمرانَ يَبتَغي عَرَبِيّاً
لَيسَnot يَرضىhe consents البَناتِthe daughters لِلأَكفاءِto equal-status suitors
لَيسَ يَرضى البَناتِ لِلأَكفاءِ
And Ibn ʿImrān seeks an Arab,
The son of Imran seeks an Arab
He will not consent to daughters marrying their equals.
He is not pleased with girls for equals
إِنif بَدَتarises حاجَةٌa need لَهُfor him ذَكَرَhe remembers الضَيthe guest (continued on the next line)
إِن بَدَت حاجَةٌ لَهُ ذَكَرَ الضَي
فَcompletes 'the guest' from the preceding line وَيَنساهُand he forgets him عِندَat وَقتِthe time of الغَداءِlunch
فَ وَيَنساهُ عِندَ وَقتِ الغَداءِ
If a need arises for him, he remembers the guest—
If he has a need, he'll mention a guest
and forgets him at lunchtime.
Then forgets him at the dinner hour
Sol 6.1