لَوif كُنتَyou had أَشبَهتَresembled يَحيىYahya فيin مَناكِحِهِhis marriages
لَو كُنتَ أَشبَهتَ يَحيى في مَناكِحِهِ
لَماwould not تَنَقَّيَّتَyou selected فَحلاًa stallion جَدُّهُhis grandfather مَطَرُMatar
لَما تَنَقَّيَّتَ فَحلاً جَدُّهُ مَطَرُ
Had you resembled Yahya in his marriages,
Had you resembled John in his marriages
you would not have chosen a stallion whose grandfather was Matar.
You would not have sought a stallion whose grandsire was a raincloud
لِلَّهِto God دَرُّexcellence جِيادٍfine steeds كُنتَyou were سائِسَهاtheir groom
لِلَّهِ دَرُّ جِيادٍ كُنتَ سائِسَها
ضَيَّعتَهاyou squandered them وَبِهاand on them التَحجيلُthe white leg markings وَالغُرَرُand the forehead blazes
ضَيَّعتَها وَبِها التَحجيلُ وَالغُرَرُ
God bless the fine steeds whose groom you were!
By God, you missed fine steeds that you kept
You squandered them, though they bore white stockings and blazes.
You wasted them, though they were marked for glory and nobility
نُبِّئتُI was told خَولَةَKhawla قالَتshe said يَومَthe day أَنكَحهاhe gave her in marriage
نُبِّئتُ خَولَةَ قالَت يَومَ أَنكَحها
قَدindeed طالَhas lasted long ماthat كُنتُI was مِنكَfrom you العارَdisgrace أَنتَظِرُI await
قَد طالَ ما كُنتُ مِنكَ العارَ أَنتَظِرُ
I was told that Khawla said, on the day he gave her in marriage:
I told Khaulah, who said the day you married her:
"Indeed, I have long been expecting disgrace from you."
Long have I awaited from you the shame that I endure
Sol 6.1