يا سائِلاً عمّا يُذَكَّرُ في الفَتى

يا سائِلاً عمّا يُذَكَّرُ في الفَتى

لا غَيرهُ عَن صادِقٍ لَكَ يُخبِرُ

لا غَيرهُ عَن صادِقٍ لَكَ يُخبِرُ

O you who ask what takes masculine gender in a young man,

O questioner, about what makes a young man masculine

and nothing else—from a truthful man who tells you:

None other than a truthful one can inform you

رَأسُ الفَتى وَجَبينُهُ وَمَقذُّهُ

رَأسُ الفَتى وَجَبينُهُ وَمَقذُّهُ

وَالثَغرُ مِنهُ وَأَنفُهُ وَالمِنخَرُ

وَالثَغرُ مِنهُ وَأَنفُهُ وَالمِنخَرُ

The young man's head, his brow, and the back of his head;

The head of a young man, his forehead and his hairline

And his front teeth, his nose, and his nostril;

His mouth, his nose, his nostrils

وَالبَطنُ وَالفَمُ ثُمَّ ظُفرٌ بَعدَهُ

وَالبَطنُ وَالفَمُ ثُمَّ ظُفرٌ بَعدَهُ

نابٌ وَخَدٌّ بِالحَياءِ مُعَصفَرُ

نابٌ وَخَدٌّ بِالحَياءِ مُعَصفَرُ

And the belly and the mouth, then a nail after that;

His abdomen, his mouth, then after it his fingernails

A canine tooth, and a cheek safflower-tinted with bashfulness;

A canine tooth and a cheek blushing with shyness

وَالثَديُ وَالشِبرُ المَديدُ وَناجِذٌ

وَالثَديُ وَالشِبرُ المَديدُ وَناجِذٌ

وَالباعُ وَالذقنُ الَّذي لا يُنكَرُ

وَالباعُ وَالذقنُ الَّذي لا يُنكَرُ

And the breast, the long handspan, and a wisdom tooth;

His chest, his firm forearm, and his shoulder blades

And the armspan, and the chin that is not disputed.

His arm and his beard that cannot be denied

هَذي الجَوارِحُ لا تُؤَنِّثها فَما

هَذي الجَوارِحُ لا تُؤَنِّثها فَما

فيهِ لَها حَظٌّ إِذا ما تُذكَرُ

فيهِ لَها حَظٌّ إِذا ما تُذكَرُ

These bodily parts—do not treat them as feminine, for

These limbs cannot be feminized, for they

they have no share in it when they are mentioned.

Have no share in femininity when mentioned