فمهلاًso, wait ياO قضاعةQudaʿa لاdo not تكونيbe (feminine)
فمهلاً يا قضاعة لا تكوني
كقِدحlike a lot-arrow خرَّfell بينbetween يديthe two hands of مُجيلِa caster of lots
كقِدح خرَّ بين يدي مُجيلِ
So, wait, O Qudaʿa; do not be
Slow down, O fate, do not be
Like a lot-arrow fallen between a caster’s hands.
Like a jug that broke between the hands of a beauty
فإنكfor indeed you (feminine) والتحولَand turning away عنfrom معدMaʿadd
فإنك والتحولَ عن معد
كحاليةlike a bejeweled woman تزينadorns herself بالعطولِby going unadorned
كحالية تزين بالعطولِ
For you, in turning away from Maʿadd,
For you and changing from habit
Are like a bejeweled woman adorning herself by going unadorned.
Are like an anklet adorned by swaying
تغايظprovokes بالتعطلby forsaking adornment جارتيهاher two co-wives
تغايظ بالتعطل جارتيها
وبالإحماءand with the in-laws تبدأshe begins والحليلِand the husband
وبالإحماء تبدأ والحليلِ
She vexes her two co-wives by forsaking adornment,
Vexing its neighbors by stopping
And begins with her in-laws and her husband.
And starting with glimmer and fading
وماand not منwhoever تهتفينyou cry out (feminine) لهto him لنصرٍfor aid
وما من تهتفين له لنصرٍ
بأسرعany faster جابةin answering لكto you (feminine) منthan هديلِHadīl (a dove)
بأسرع جابة لك من هديلِ
And no one you cry to for aid
There is no one you cry out to for victory
Answers you any faster than Hadīl.
With a swifter response to you than murmuring
Sol 6.1