قَالَتْshe said سُلَيْمَىSulayma لَيْتَwould that لِيfor me بَعْلاًa husband يَمُنbestows favors
قَالَتْ سُلَيْمَى لَيْتَ لِي بَعْلاً يَمُن
بِغَسْلِby washing جِلْدِيmy skin وَيُنَسِّينِيand makes me forget الحَزَنْsorrow
بِغَسْلِ جِلْدِي وَيُنَسِّينِي الحَزَنْ
Sulayma said, “Would that I had a husband who would favor me
Sulaima said, "Would that I had a husband who would
By washing my skin and making me forget sorrow,
Delight in washing my skin and distract me from sorrow,
وَحاجَةًand a need مَاnot إِنْemphatic particle لَهَاfor it عِنْدِيwith me ثَمَنْa price
وَحاجَةً مَا إِنْ لَهَا عِنْدِي ثَمَنْ
مَيْسُورَةًeasily fulfilled قَضاؤُهاits fulfillment مِنْهُfrom him وَمِنْand from
مَيْسُورَةً قَضاؤُها مِنْهُ وَمِنْ
And a need that, to me, has no price,
With any need of mine, however costly,
Easily fulfilled by him—and by...”
That he could easily fulfill himself or through others."
قالَتْsaid بَناتُdaughters العَمِّthe paternal uncle ياoh اسْلَمِيbe well وَإِنْand even if
قالَتْ بَناتُ العَمِّ يا اسْلَمِي وَإِنْ
كانَhe was فَقِيراًpoor مُعْدِماًdestitute قالَتْshe said وَإِنْand even if
كانَ فَقِيراً مُعْدِماً قالَتْ وَإِنْ
The paternal uncle’s daughters said, “Oh, be well—even if
Her cousins said, "Oh just be satisfied even if
He is poor and destitute?” She said, “Even if.”
He is impoverished and destitute." She said, "Even if..."
Sol 6.1