ماwhat لِلمُحِبِّfor the lover وَلِلعَواذِلand for the reproaching women
ما لِلمُحِبِّ وَلِلعَواذِل
لَوif أَنَّهُمthat they شُغِلواthey were occupied بِشاغِلwith some concern
لَو أَنَّهُم شُغِلوا بِشاغِل
What has the lover to do with reproaching women?
What concern of lovers and censurers
If they were occupied with some concern,
Had they busied themselves with other matters
ماnot أَنكَرواthey objected أَعَجيبَةٌis it a wonder?
ما أَنكَروا أَعَجيبَةٌ
أَنthat يُصبِحَshould become الهِندِيُّthe Indian قاتِلa killer
أَن يُصبِحَ الهِندِيُّ قاتِل
they would not object. Is it a wonder
They wouldn’t have denied how strange
that the Indian should become a killer?
That the Indian would become a killer
Sol 6.1