بَقيتَ عَفيفَ الدينِ تُرجى وَتُتَّقى

وَيَأمَنُ مِن صَرفِ الزَمانِ بِكَ الجارُ

You remain chaste in religion, hoped for and revered,

And the neighbor feels safe from the vicissitudes of fate through you.

تَغوصُ عَلى دُرِّ الكَلامِ بِحارَهُ

فَتَأخُذُ مِنهُ ما تَشاءُ وَتَختارُ

You dive deeply into the sea of eloquence

And take from it what you wish and choose.

تُسائِلُ عَن أُختَينِ وَطؤُهُما مَعاً

حَلالٌ وَعَن أُختَينِ دارُهُما دارُ

You ask about two sisters, both of whom were lain with,

Whether that was licit, and about two sisters whose homes were one home,

وَإِحداهُما ملكُ اليَمينِ وَعِتقُها

صَحيحٌ وَما في خَلعِها لِامريءٍ عارُ

And one of them was a slave whom he had freed,

And freeing her was valid – there was no shame for anyone in renouncing her.