عَجاجُa dust-cloud ضَبابٍof mist قَدalready تَجَلَّلَهُenveloped it وَبلُa downpour
عَجاجُ ضَبابٍ قَد تَجَلَّلَهُ وَبلُ
إِذاwhen سارَit travels لَمnot يَأمَنfeel safe عَلىfor نَفسِهِitself المَحلُdrought
إِذا سارَ لَم يَأمَن عَلى نَفسِهِ المَحلُ
A dust-cloud of mist that a downpour has enveloped;
When it travels, drought fears for its life.
وَبِكرٌand a virgin يَصوغُfashions الماءُthe water تاجَa crown حَبابِهاher bubbles
وَبِكرٌ يَصوغُ الماءُ تاجَ حَبابِها
عَلَيهاupon her إِذاwhen زُفَّتshe is led as a bride وَمَفرِقُهاand her hair-part عُطلُunadorned
عَلَيها إِذا زُفَّت وَمَفرِقُها عُطلُ
And a virgin: water fashions a crown of her bubbles
Upon her when she is led as a bride, while her hair-part is unadorned.
فَماso what لَكَis with you لاnot تَفتَضَّهاyou deflower her لاdo not تُخاشِنيtreat me harshly
فَما لَكَ لا تَفتَضَّها لا تُخاشِني
أَعَزمُكَis your resolve عَنّينٌimpotent فَأَعذُرَso I may excuse you أَمor فَحلُa virile male
أَعَزمُكَ عَنّينٌ فَأَعذُرَ أَم فَحلُ
So why do you not deflower her? Do not treat me harshly.
Is your resolve impotent, so I may excuse you, or virile?
Sol 6.1