ياAh رُبَّmany a عِلْقٍa catamite واسِعِwide الثُّقبَهthe hole
يا رُبَّ عِلْقٍ واسِعِ الثُّقبَه
مرَّتْcame لناto us فيin خَطْبَهa marriage proposal
مرَّتْ لنا في خَطْبَه
Ah, many a catamite with a wide hole
came our way in a marriage proposal.
مَنْone who وَلَدِwas born (reading uncertain) بينَbetween الخصىthe testicles
مَنْ وَلَدِ بينَ الخصى
وبينَand between فَخْذَيthe two thighs of زَوقهِhis zawq (unclear) نسِبَهhis lineage (reading uncertain)
وبينَ فَخْذَي زَوقهِ نسِبَه
One born between the testicles,
and his lineage between the thighs of his zawq [text unclear].
تَصيحُcry out رِدْفاهُhis two buttocks وَراcome! (probably Kurdish)
تَصيحُ رِدْفاهُ وَرا
لاوُوboy! (probably Kurdish) وَراcome! (probably Kurdish) أنَّthat (uncertain here) لَمنْfor whom (uncertain here) هَسْبَهhasbah (unclear)
لاوُو وَرا أنَّ لَمنْ هَسْبَه
His buttocks cry, “Come!”
“Boy, come! Anna laman hasbah!” [Partly unclear.]
قَضيبُa bough بانٍa bān tree لَمnot يَزَلْcease عِطفهhis flank
قَضيبُ بانٍ لَم يَزَلْ عِطفه
يُميلهُbends it لِلْمجتنيtoward the fruit-picker هَبّهa gust
يُميلهُ لِلْمجتني هَبّه
A bān-tree bough, whose flank is ever
bent by a gust toward the fruit-picker.
لهُhe has لِسانٌa tongue إنْif تُثَقِّلْyou make heavy لَهُfor him
لهُ لِسانٌ إنْ تُثَقِّلْ لَهُ
كَفّتَهُhis scale-pan طارَhe flies علىupon حَبّهa grain
كَفّتَهُ طارَ على حَبّه
He has a tongue: if you load for him
his scale-pan, he flies upon a grain.
صَحِبتُهُI accompanied him فيamong مَعْشَرٍa company سادَةٍgentlemen
صَحِبتُهُ في مَعْشَرٍ سادَةٍ
أُليpossessors of عَفافٍchastity صالحيgood in الصُّحْبهcompanionship
أُلي عَفافٍ صالحي الصُّحْبه
I kept his company among a band of gentlemen,
chaste men, good companions:
منfrom كلِّevery منone who جَعسُshit فراًa wild ass عندهُin his view
من كلِّ من جَعسُ فراً عندهُ
يعدِلُequals لوزِينجَةٍan almond sweet رَطبَهmoist
يعدِلُ لوزِينجَةٍ رَطبَه
each one considers wild-ass shit
equal to a moist almond sweet.
إذاwhen رأىhe sees صِهريجَa cistern تجدْyou find
إذا رأى صِهريجَ تجدْ
فيشَتتَهُhis prick (irregular spelling) تسكُبُpours كالقِرْبَهlike a waterskin
فيشَتتَهُ تسكُبُ كالقِرْبَه
When he sees a cistern, you find
his prick pouring like a waterskin.
مُهَدَّبٌlong-lashed إنْif قبليbefore me يَقلْhe says
مُهَدَّبٌ إنْ قبلي يَقلْ
منْout of أدبٍcourtesy ياO سيّديmy master حُجبَهa screen
منْ أدبٍ يا سيّدي حُجبَه
Long-lashed: if he speaks before me,
it is courteously: “Sir, a screen!”
لمّاwhen رأواthey saw وَجديmy passion بهِfor him زائداًincreasing
لمّا رأوا وَجدي بهِ زائداً
وَفَيْشَتَيand my prick فيat خَطّهِhis line of down (uncertain) صَعْبَهunruly
وَفَيْشَتَي في خَطّهِ صَعْبَه
When they saw my passion for him increasing,
and my prick unruly at his line of down [sense unclear],
قالواthey said ألاlook! دونَكُمُhere you are, all of you
قالوا ألا دونَكُمُ
كبيرةًlarge ناعمةًsoft صُلبَهhard
كبيرةً ناعمةً صُلبَه
they said, “Look, here you are:
a large, soft, firm one!
وَجَرِّباًand do try حِنّاhenna علىon
وَجَرِّباً حِنّا على
واحسبْand reckon أنّهاthat it is خَضْبَهa dyeing
واحسبْ أنّها خَضْبَه
And try henna on it;
and reckon it a dyeing.”
حتىuntil إذاwhen صِرناwe came إلىto مَنْزلٍa house
حتى إذا صِرنا إلى مَنْزلٍ
مُصوَّقِdecorated (reading uncertain) الحيطانِthe walls والقبّهand the dome
مُصوَّقِ الحيطانِ والقبّه
Until, when we came to a house
with decorated walls and dome [reading uncertain],
وَهوَand he علىon أربعٍall fours
وَهوَ على أربعٍ
منْout of خَنثٍeffeminacy يَرْقصُhe dances كالدبّةlike a she-bear
منْ خَنثٍ يَرْقصُ كالدبّة
he was on all fours,
dancing effeminately like a she-bear.
ولمand did not يزلْcease يَرفَعُهاhe raises it كُلّماwhenever
ولم يزلْ يَرفَعُها كُلّما
جَرَرْتُI pulled حتّىuntil تمّتِit was completed
جَرَرْتُ حتّى تمّتِ
And he kept raising it whenever
I pulled, until it was done.
وَرِفقتيand my companions إذْwhen عايَنتْthey witnessed
وَرِفقتي إذْ عايَنتْ
ليof mine وَثبَةَa leap علىupon الكلبهthe bitch
لي وَثبَةَ على الكلبه
And my companions, when they saw
my leap upon the bitch—
ثمَّthen أنثنىhe turned away بعدِafter عِناقيmy embrace وَقَدand already
ثمَّ أنثنى بعدِ عِناقي وَقَد
صَيّرَهُmade him أضمَرَleaner مِنthan قَسبْهa dried date
صَيّرَهُ أضمَرَ مِن قَسبْه
then he turned away after my embrace, which had
made him leaner than a dried date.
يقولُhe says ليto me ياO باخَويbākhaway (unclear address) اكوباakūbā (unclear)
يقولُ لي يا باخَوي اكوبا
زاراوكيzārāwkī (unclear) قلتُI said خُذِtake الجبّةthe robe
زاراوكي قلتُ خُذِ الجبّة
He says to me, “O bākhaway, akūbā
zārāwkī!” [Unclear.] I said, “Take the robe.”
فَقالَand he said منمْfrom (irregular spelling) غَيظٍanger هلويابسيhalwiyābsī (unclear)
فَقالَ منمْ غَيظٍ هلويابسي
لاno وانكاwankā (unclear) كرَّبِسيkarrabisī (unclear) قَهْبَهwhore
لا وانكا كرَّبِسي قَهْبَه
He said in anger, “Halwiyābsī [unclear]!
No! Wankā karrabisī [unclear], whore!”
قلتُI said إذاif لاnot يَنقفلْit shuts ينفَتحْit opens
قلتُ إذا لا يَنقفلْ ينفَتحْ
ولاand do not تكأكأdraw back أكسرI will break الضّبَهthe bolt
ولا تكأكأ أكسر الضّبَه
I said, “If it will not shut, it will open.
And do not draw back; I will break the bolt.”
وقُمْتُand I rose أعدوI run مُستجيراًseeking refuge بمنwith one who
وقُمْتُ أعدو مُستجيراً بمن
منزلُهُhis home للمُجتَديfor the seeker of bounty كعبَهa Kaaba
منزلُهُ للمُجتَدي كعبَه
And I sprang up and ran, seeking refuge with one
whose home is a Kaaba for the seeker of bounty.
Sol 6.1