ضَحِكَlaughed المُشرِفاتُthe women looking down فيon يَومِa day عيدٍof celebration
ضَحِكَ المُشرِفاتُ في يَومِ عيدٍ
إِذwhen رَأَواthey saw جَعفَراًJa‘far يَحُثُّurging on العِناناthe reins
إِذ رَأَوا جَعفَراً يَحُثُّ العِنانا
The women looking down laughed on a feast day,
When they saw Ja‘far urging his horse on with the reins.
قُلنَthey said لَمّاwhen رَأَينَهُthey saw him حالِكاًpitch-dark أَسblack (first part)
قُلنَ لَمّا رَأَينَهُ حالِكاً أَس
وَدَblack (completion) جَعداًcurly-haired يُناسِبُresembling السوداناBlack people
وَدَ جَعداً يُناسِبُ السودانا
They said, when they saw him pitch-dark,
Black and curly-haired, resembling Black people:
لَيتَif only هَذاthis one لَناwere ours فَنَعمَلَso we could make مِنfrom جِلskin (first part)
لَيتَ هَذا لَنا فَنَعمَلَ مِن جِل
دَتِهِhis skin (completion) فيon وُجوهِناour faces خيلاناbeauty spots
دَتِهِ في وُجوهِنا خيلانا
“If only he were ours, so we could make from
His skin beauty spots upon our faces!”
Sol 6.1