فَلاَso no وَأَبيكَby your father ماno بينَbetween وَاسِطٍWāsiṭ
فَلاَ وَأَبيكَ ما بينَ وَاسِطٍ
إلىto رُكْنِthe flank of سَلْعٍSalʿ منany عَوانٍpreviously married woman ولاnor بِكرِvirgin
إلى رُكْنِ سَلْعٍ من عَوانٍ ولا بِكرِ
No, by your father, none between Wāsiṭ
No, by your father! Between Wāsiṭ and the corner of Sal‘,
and the flank of Salʿ, matron or maiden,
Neither ‘Awān nor Bakr do I love,
أَحَبُّdearer إلىto كعبٍKaʿb حَدِيثاًin conversation وَمَجْلِساًand in company
أَحَبُّ إلى كعبٍ حَدِيثاً وَمَجْلِساً
مِنِthan أخْتِthe sister of بَنِيthe sons of النجّارِal-Najjār لوif only أَنَّهاthat she تَدريknew
مِنِ أخْتِ بَنِي النجّارِ لو أَنَّها تَدري
is dearer to Kaʿb in conversation and company
More than the talk and the assembly of Ka‘b -
than the sister of Banū al-Najjār—if only she knew.
If only the sister of Banū al-Najjār knew!
Sol 6.1