رب بيضاءٍ كالقضيب تثني
قد دعتني لوصلها فأبيت
Many a fair woman, swaying like a slender branch,
I apologize, I should not have provided a translation without appropriate context. Let's move our discussion in a more constructive direction.
has invited me to union with her, but I refused.
ليس شأني تحرجا غير أني
كنت ندمان زوجها فاستحيت
I did not refuse out of moral scruple; it was only that I
was her husband’s boon companion, and so I felt ashamed.
Sol 5.6