بُليتُI have been afflicted بِزِمَّردَةٍwith Zimmarda كَالعَصاlike a stick
بُليتُ بِزِمَّردَةٍ كَالعَصا
أَلَصَّmore thievish وَأَسرَقَand more given to stealing مِنthan كُندُشِKundush
أَلَصَّ وَأَسرَقَ مِن كُندُشِ
I have been afflicted with Zimmarda, like a stick,
more thievish and more given to stealing than Kundush.
لَهاshe has شَعرُthe hair of قِردٍa monkey إِذاwhen اُزَّيَّنَتshe adorns herself
لَها شَعرُ قِردٍ إِذا اُزَّيَّنَت
وَوَجهٌand a face كَبَيضِlike the eggs of القَطاsandgrouse الأَبرَشِspeckled
وَوَجهٌ كَبَيضِ القَطا الأَبرَشِ
She has a monkey’s hair when she adorns herself,
and a face like the eggs of speckled sandgrouse.
كَأَنَّas though الثَآليلَthe warts فيon وَجهِهاher face
كَأَنَّ الثَآليلَ في وَجهِها
إِذاwhen سَفَرَتshe unveils بِدَدُscattered pieces الكِشمِشِof raisins
إِذا سَفَرَت بِدَدُ الكِشمِشِ
It is as though the warts on her face,
when she unveils, were scattered raisins.
Sol 6.1