بَكَرَتshe came early عَلَيَّupon me نَوارُNawar تَنتِفُshe plucks لِحيَتيmy beard
بَكَرَت عَلَيَّ نَوارُ تَنتِفُ لِحيَتي
نَتفَplucking الجَعيدَةِal-Jaʿida لِحيَةَbeard الخَشخاشِal-Khashkhash
نَتفَ الجَعيدَةِ لِحيَةَ الخَشخاشِ
Nawar came at me early, plucking my beard,
As al-Jaʿida plucked al-Khashkhash’s beard.
كِلتاهُماboth of them أَسَدٌa lion إِذاwhen حَرَّبتَهاyou provoke her
كِلتاهُما أَسَدٌ إِذا حَرَّبتَها
وَرِضاهُماand their contentment وَأَبيكَby your father خَيرُbest مَعاشِway of living
وَرِضاهُما وَأَبيكَ خَيرُ مَعاشِ
Each of the two is a lion when you provoke her;
And their contentment, by your father, is the best way to live.
Sol 6.1