ياO سادتيmy masters ماnot استرقenslaved دينيmy faith
يا سادتي ما استرق ديني
شيءanything كمثلlike الحرthe cunt السمينِplump
شيء كمثل الحر السمينِ
O my masters, nothing has enslaved my faith
O masters, nothing makes my faith waver
Like the plump cunt.
Like a plump free man when I see him
لماwhen أراهI see it يزولdeparts عقليmy mind
لما أراه يزول عقلي
عنيfrom me ويعتادنيand overtakes me جنونيmy madness
عني ويعتادني جنوني
When I see it, my mind departs
My mind leaves me and my madness possesses me
From me, and my madness overtakes me.
And I yearn to plunge into him
وأشتهيand I long أنto أغوصplunge فيهinto it
وأشتهي أن أغوص فيه
منfrom مشطthe instep رجليmy foot إلىto جبينيmy forehead
من مشط رجلي إلى جبيني
And I long to plunge into it
From the comb of my foot to my forehead
From the instep of my foot to my forehead.
And whenever I raise my head from him
وكلماand whenever شلتُI lifted منهout of it رأسيmy head
وكلما شلتُ منه رأسي
رزقتI was granted قوماpeople يغوصونيthey plunge me in
رزقت قوما يغوصوني
And whenever I lift my head out of it,
I find a people who plunge me in
I am granted people who plunge me back in.
I disappear for a month, unseen
أغيبI disappear شهراًfor a month فلاso not ترانيsee me
أغيب شهراً فلا تراني
العيونthe eyes والناسand people يطلبونيthey seek me
العيون والناس يطلبوني
I disappear for a month, so I am not seen
By eyes, and people search for me
By eyes, while people search for me.
Until after a month has passed
حتىuntil إذاwhen كانit was بعدafter شهرٍa month
حتى إذا كان بعد شهرٍ
دلpointed علىto موضعيmy whereabouts أنينيmy groaning
دل على موضعي أنيني
Until, when a month has passed,
My moaning reveals my whereabouts
My groaning reveals my whereabouts.
I sacrifice him, like a bride adorned
فديتهI would give my life for it كالعروسlike a bride يجلىis unveiled
فديته كالعروس يجلى
فيon دستa dais وردٍroses وياسمينand jasmine
في دست وردٍ وياسمين
I would give my life for it—it is unveiled like a bride
In flowers and jasmine
On a dais of roses and jasmine.
His forehead forged from iron
جبينهits forehead الصلتsmooth منof حديدٍiron
جبينه الصلت من حديدٍ
وشدقهand its mouth الرخوsoft منof عجينdough
وشدقه الرخو من عجين
Its smooth forehead is of iron,
His cheek soft like dough
And its soft mouth is of dough.
And the best that a freeman can acquire
وخيرand the best ماwhat يقتنيهacquires it أيريmy cock
وخير ما يقتنيه أيري
صلابةٌhardness بُطنتwas lined بلينwith softness
صلابةٌ بُطنت بلين
And the best thing my cock acquires
Is firmness lined with tenderness
Is hardness lined with softness.
Partial English translation: 17 of 18 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1