ليI have صاحِبٌa friend تَرَكَforsook النِساءَwomen تَظَرُّفاًaffecting refinement
لي صاحِبٌ تَرَكَ النِساءَ تَظَرُّفاً
مِنهُon his part وَمالَand turned إِلىto هَوىlove of الغِلمانِboys
مِنهُ وَمالَ إِلى هَوى الغِلمانِ
I have a friend who forsook women—a show of refinement
I have a friend who left women behind
on his part—and turned to the love of boys.
Out of pretentiousness and took to loving boys
فَعَذَلتُهُso I reproached him يَوماًone day وَقَدand had أَبصَرتُهُseen him
فَعَذَلتُهُ يَوماً وَقَد أَبصَرتُهُ
يُعنىis occupied بِقَودِwith procuring فُلانَةٍa certain woman لِفُلانِfor a certain man
يُعنى بِقَودِ فُلانَةٍ لِفُلانِ
So I reproached him one day, having seen him
One day I reproached him when I saw him
busy procuring a certain woman for a certain man.
Befriending so-and-so for so-and-so
فَأَجابَنيso he answered me إِنَّindeed اللُواطَsodomy إِذاwhen عَتاgrows excessive
فَأَجابَني إِنَّ اللُواطَ إِذا عَتا
قَدmay بَنثَنيunclear as written; likely “turns into” قَوداًprocuring عَلىwith regard to النِسوانِwomen
قَد بَنثَني قَوداً عَلى النِسوانِ
So he answered me: “Indeed, when sodomy grows excessive,
He answered me saying sodomy, when it becomes habitual
it may turn into procuring women.”
Has made me bored of women
Sol 6.1