إِنَّindeed لِسَلْمَىfor Salmā عِنْدَناwith us دِيوَاناa record
إِنَّ لِسَلْمَى عِنْدَنا دِيوَانا
أَخْزَىdisgraced فُلاناًso-and-so وَابْنُهُand his son فُلاناso-and-so
أَخْزَى فُلاناً وَابْنُهُ فُلانا
Indeed, we keep a record of Salmā,
Which disgraced so-and-so and his son, so-and-so.
كانَتْshe was عَجُوزاًan old woman عُمِّرتْwas granted life زَماناfor a long time
كانَتْ عَجُوزاً عُمِّرتْ زَمانا
فَهيَso she تَرَىregards سَيِّئَهاher faults إِحْساناgoodness
فَهيَ تَرَى سَيِّئَها إِحْسانا
She was an old woman who had lived a long time,
So she regards her faults as merits.
أَعْرِفُI recognize مِنْهاin her الجِيدَthe neck وَالعَيْناناand the two eyes
أَعْرِفُ مِنْها الجِيدَ وَالعَيْنانا
وَمَنْخِرَيْنand two nostrils أَشْبَهَاboth resembled ظَبْيَاناẒabyān
وَمَنْخِرَيْن أَشْبَهَا ظَبْيَانا
I recognize her neck and her two eyes,
And two nostrils that resembled Ẓabyān.
قَدْindeed كُنْتُI had دايَنْتُdealt on credit بِهاfor her حَسّاناḤassān
قَدْ كُنْتُ دايَنْتُ بِها حَسّانا
مَخافَةَfor fear of الإِفْلاسِbankruptcy وَاللَّياناand delayed repayment
مَخافَةَ الإِفْلاسِ وَاللَّيانا
I had indeed dealt with Ḥassān on credit for her,
For fear of bankruptcy and delayed repayment.
يُحْسِنُhe is skilled at بَيْعselling الأَضْلِal-aḍl (unclear as written) وَالقِياناand singing slave-girls
يُحْسِنُ بَيْع الأَضْلِ وَالقِيانا
He is skilled at selling al-aḍl [unclear as written] and singing slave-girls.
Sol 6.1