وَإِنّيAnd indeed I لَأَستَأنيdo bide my time وَلَولاand were it not for طَماعَتيmy hopeful longing
وَإِنّي لَأَستَأني وَلَولا طَماعَتي
بِعَزَّةَfor ‘Azza قَدalready جَمَّعتُI had gathered بَينَbetween الضَرائِرِthe co-wives
بِعَزَّةَ قَد جَمَّعتُ بَينَ الضَرائِرِ
And indeed I bide my time; were it not for my longing
for ‘Azza, I would already have brought co-wives together.
وَهَمَّAnd were about بَناتيmy daughters أَنto يَبِنَّleave home وَحَمَّمَتand grew dark with beard growth
وَهَمَّ بَناتي أَن يَبِنَّ وَحَمَّمَت
وُجوهُthe faces رِجالٍof men مِنamong بَنِيَّmy sons الأَصاغِرِthe younger ones
وُجوهُ رِجالٍ مِن بَنِيَّ الأَصاغِرِ
And my daughters are about to leave home, and beards have begun to darken
the faces of men among my younger sons.
Sol 6.1