لمdid not يَغْذُهَاnourish her قدٌّa small leather vessel ولاnor نَصِيفُa half-measure
لم يَغْذُهَا قدٌّ ولا نَصِيفُ
لكِنْbut غَذَاهَاnourished her الحَنظَلُthe colocynth النّقِيفُcracked open
لكِنْ غَذَاهَا الحَنظَلُ النّقِيفُ
Neither a skinful nor half a measure nourished her;
Rather, cracked colocynth nourished her,
ومذقَةٌand a draught of watered milk كَطُرَّةِlike the fringe of الخَنِيْفِthe coarse linen cloth
ومذقَةٌ كَطُرَّةِ الخَنِيْفِ
تَنْبُتُshe grows بَينbetween الزَّرْبِthe sheepfold والكَنيفِand the privy
تَنْبُتُ بَين الزَّرْبِ والكَنيفِ
And a draught of watered milk, like the fringe of coarse linen.
She grows between the sheepfold and the privy.
Sol 6.1