وجاريةٍand a maiden فيin مَجاريthe channels of الحياةِlife
وجاريةٍ في مَجاري الحياةِ
خلعتI bestowed عليهاupon her رداءthe robe of الشبابِyouth
خلعت عليها رداء الشبابِ
And a maiden in the channels of life,
A maiden in life’s streams
I draped her in the robe of youth,
I clothed her in youth’s robe
وحَلَّيتُهاand I adorned her حِليةَthe adornment of المشرفthe Mashrafi sword (word continues)
وحَلَّيتُها حِليةَ المشرف
ىّending of “Mashrafi” فوقabove حمائِلهِits baldrics والقرابand the scabbard
ىّ فوق حمائِلهِ والقراب
And adorned her with the adornment of a Mashrafi sword,
And adorned her with honor’s jewelry
Above its baldrics and scabbard.
Above her camel litters and mounts
إذاwhen غادةٌa fair maiden مَنعتْوطأَهاrefused to be mounted
إذا غادةٌ مَنعتْوطأَها
تبطَّنتُI entered the interior منهاof her ذلولَa docile one among الركابِmounts
تبطَّنتُ منها ذلولَ الركابِ
When a fair maiden refused to be mounted,
If she walked her gait forbid tread near
I rode her as a docile mount,
I took from her the suppleness of feet
وخرَّقَand tore open ماwhat تحتهwas beneath it ظهرَهاher back
وخرَّقَ ما تحته ظهرَها
كماas تَخرقُtears through الشمسُthe sun ثوبَthe robe of السحابِthe clouds
كما تَخرقُ الشمسُ ثوبَ السحابِ
And what lay beneath it tore open her back,
And her back rent what was under it
As the sun tears through the robe of clouds.
As the sun rends the dress of clouds
وأحمدُand I praise منin جسمهاher body أنهthat it is
وأحمدُ من جسمها أنه
كريمُnoble العظامin bones لئيمُbase الإهابِin hide
كريمُ العظام لئيمُ الإهابِ
And I praise this in her body: it is
And I praise her body that it
Noble of bone, base of hide.
Has generous bones, cowardly flesh
Sol 6.1