عَلىupon أَيِّwhat دينٍfaith دينُfaith of سَوداءَSawda إِذwhen شَوَتshe roasted
عَلى أَيِّ دينٍ دينُ سَوداءَ إِذ شَوَت
نَواهِضَهاher fledglings وَالكَأسُand the cup يَجريflows مُدامُهاits wine
نَواهِضَها وَالكَأسُ يَجري مُدامُها
Abū Dīn owes Sawdāʾ a debt, from when she roasted
What faith is Sawda's faith, when she roasted
her fledglings while the wine in her cup flowed.
her fledglings, while the cup's wine flowed?
إِذاwhenever زارَهاhe visits her القَينُthe smith العِراقِيُّthe Iraqi ذَبَّحَتshe slaughtered
إِذا زارَها القَينُ العِراقِيُّ ذَبَّحَت
فِراخَchicks of حَمامٍpigeons باضَlaid eggs خِزياًshame حَمامُهاher pigeons
فِراخَ حَمامٍ باضَ خِزياً حَمامُها
Whenever the Iraqi smith visited her, she slaughtered
Whenever the Iraqi smith visits her, she slaughters
pigeon squabs—her own doves had laid their eggs in shame.
pigeon chicks—her pigeons laid eggs of shame.
Sol 6.1