أُهْديتُI was given as a gift بِيضاًwhite ones وسُوداًand black ones فيin تَلَوُّنِهاtheir coloration
أُهْديتُ بِيضاً وسُوداً في تَلَوُّنِها
كأَنَّهاas though they were مِنْof بَناتِdaughters الرُّومِthe Romans والحبَشِand the Abyssinians
كأَنَّها مِنْ بَناتِ الرُّومِ والحبَشِ
I was given white ones and black ones, differing in hue,
As though they were daughters of the Romans and the Abyssinians.
عَذرَاءُa virgin تُؤكلُis eaten أَحْياناًsometimes وَتُشْربُand is drunk أَحْfirst part of 'sometimes'
عَذرَاءُ تُؤكلُ أَحْياناً وَتُشْربُ أَحْ
ياناًremainder of 'sometimes' فَتَعْصِمُthus it protects مِنْfrom جُوعٍhunger ومِنْand from عَطشِthirst
ياناً فَتَعْصِمُ مِنْ جُوعٍ ومِنْ عَطشِ
A virgin, eaten sometimes and drunk some-
times, thus protecting one from hunger and thirst.
Sol 6.1