لاَdo not تَنكِحَنَّmarry الدَّهرَever إنif كُنتَyou are نَاكِحاًintending to marry
لاَ تَنكِحَنَّ الدَّهرَ إن كُنتَ نَاكِحاً
مُلَفَّفَةًa swathed woman مِمَّاfrom among those whom تَضُمُّshelter الدَّسَاكِرُthe villages
مُلَفَّفَةً مِمَّا تَضُمُّ الدَّسَاكِرُ
Never in your life, if you are to wed, marry
Do not marry this ever-changing world, even if you are eager for marriage,
A swathed woman from among those the villages shelter.
Wrapped in what the quivers contain,
وَنُبِّئتُهَاand I was told that she تَسرِىtravels by night إذَاwhen اللَّيلُthe night جَنَّهَاconceals her
وَنُبِّئتُهَا تَسرِى إذَا اللَّيلُ جَنَّهَا
بجَوخَىin Jawkhā وَهَلand do تَسرِىtravel by night بِجَوخَىin Jawkhā الحَرَائرُfreeborn women
بجَوخَى وَهَل تَسرِى بِجَوخَى الحَرَائرُ
And I was told she travels by night when night conceals her,
And I told her she could walk freely when night spread its gown,
In Jawkhā—and do freeborn women travel by night in Jawkhā?
With pride - and do free women walk with pride?
لَهاshe has مِغزلٌa spindle حَنَّانُhumming plaintively حِينَwhen تُدِيرُهُshe turns it
لَها مِغزلٌ حَنَّانُ حِينَ تُدِيرُهُ
ومِنand of كَامِخِrelish الفَرهَىfarhā (uncertain term) جِرَارٌjars حَوَادِرُbulging
ومِن كَامِخِ الفَرهَى جِرَارٌ حَوَادِرُ
She has a spindle that hums plaintively when she turns it,
She has a lovely spindle when she turns it,
And bulging jars of farhā relish.
And from supple pillows, round flasks.
Sol 6.1