ذنبيmy sin عظيمٌgreat ماnot أرىI think يُغفرُis forgiven
ذنبي عظيمٌ ما أرى يُغفرُ
فيin وصلintimacy with منone whose نكهتهاher breath مبعرan animal's anus
في وصل من نكهتها مبعر
My sin is great; I do not think it will be forgiven,
My sin is great, I see no forgiveness
For intimacy with one whose breath is a dung-hole.
In union with one whose flavor intoxicates
فالحمدso praise للهto God علىfor حكمهHis decree
فالحمد لله على حكمه
هذاthis دليلٌproof أننيthat I مدبرill-fated
هذا دليلٌ أنني مدبر
So praise be to God for His decree;
So praise be to God for His judgment
This is proof that I am ill-fated.
This shows that I am prudent
قدindeed قلتI said لماwhen لاحappeared ليto me ثغرهاher mouth
قد قلت لما لاح لي ثغرها
ولاand not منهfrom it الخزفthe pottery الأخضرgreen
ولا منه الخزف الأخضر
I said, when her mouth appeared to me,
When I saw her lips, I said
Nor is the green pottery from it [Arabic wording unclear],
Not from them the green pottery
وانتثرand scattered السوسنthe irises منfrom صدغهاher temple
وانتثر السوسن من صدغها
وثارand rose منهاfrom her نفسbreath أبخرfetid
وثار منها نفس أبخر
And irises scattered from her temple,
The lilies scattered from her temples
And a fetid breath rose from her,
And from her an incensed soul rose
وشفand wore down قلبيmy heart نتنstench آباطهاher armpits
وشف قلبي نتن آباطها
ياO معشرcompany of الناسthe people قفواstop فانظرواthen look
يا معشر الناس قفوا فانظروا
And the stench of her armpits wore down my heart:
And my heart smelled the stench of her armpits
"O people, stop and look!"
O people stand and behold
Sol 6.1