أُمَّmother of البَنينَthe sons سَلَبتِنيyou robbed me of حِلميmy composure
أُمَّ البَنينَ سَلَبتِني حِلمي
وَقَتَلتِنيand you killed me فَتَحَمَّليso bear إِثميmy guilt
وَقَتَلتِني فَتَحَمَّلي إِثمي
Umm al-Banin, you have robbed me of my composure,
O mother of boys, you have robbed me of my dreams
And killed me—so bear my guilt.
And killed me, so bear my sin
وَتَرَكتِنيand you left me أَدعوI call for الطَبيبَthe physician وَماand not
وَتَرَكتِني أَدعو الطَبيبَ وَما
لِطَبيبِكُمfor your physician بِالداءِof the malady مِنany عِلمِknowledge
لِطَبيبِكُم بِالداءِ مِن عِلمِ
And left me calling for the physician, though
And left me calling the doctor when
Your physician knows nothing of the malady.
Your doctor has no knowledge of the disease
بِاللَهِby God ياO أُمَّmother of البَنينَthe sons أَلَمdid you not
بِاللَهِ يا أُمَّ البَنينَ أَلَم
تَخشَيfear عَلَيكِfor yourself عَواقِبَthe consequences of الإِثمِsin
تَخشَي عَلَيكِ عَواقِبَ الإِثمِ
By God, Umm al-Banin, did you not
For God's sake, O mother of boys, don't you
Fear for yourself the consequences of sin?
Fear the consequences of sin?
لِلَّهِto God دَرُّكِyour excellence (in praise) فيconcerning اِبنِthe son of عَمِّكِyour paternal uncle إِذwhen
لِلَّهِ دَرُّكِ في اِبنِ عَمِّكِ إِذ
زَوَّدتِهِyou supplied him with سُقماًsickness عَلىupon سُقمِsickness
زَوَّدتِهِ سُقماً عَلى سُقمِ
God bless you in your dealings with your cousin, when
God bless you for your cousin when
You gave him sickness upon sickness.
You have burdened him with sickness upon sickness
وَتَرَكتِهِand you left him يَمشيwalking وَلَيسَand there is no لَهُfor him
وَتَرَكتِهِ يَمشي وَلَيسَ لَهُ
عَقلٌreason يَعيشُhe lives بِهِby it مَعَwith الحَزمِprudence
عَقلٌ يَعيشُ بِهِ مَعَ الحَزمِ
And left him walking, though he has no
And left him walking when he has
Reason with which to live prudently.
No mind to live sensibly with caution
جِنِّيَّةُjinn-like الأَعلىin the upper part وَأَسفَلُهاand her lower part
جِنِّيَّةُ الأَعلى وَأَسفَلُها
وَحِلٌheavy as mire مُؤَزَّرُهُits girdled waist مِنَof اللَحمِflesh
وَحِلٌ مُؤَزَّرُهُ مِنَ اللَحمِ
Her upper half is jinn-like, and her lower half
She is a heavenly Jinni, above and below
Is heavy as mire, its waist swathed in flesh.
With a waist wrapped in flesh
وَبِوَجهِهاand on her face ماءُwater (freshness) الشَبابِyouth وَلَمand did not
وَبِوَجهِها ماءُ الشَبابِ وَلَم
تَقبَلappear بِمَلعونٍwith an ill-favored face وَلاnor جَهمِscowling
تَقبَل بِمَلعونٍ وَلا جَهمِ
And on her face is the dew of youth; she has never
And on her face the water of youth, but she
Appeared with an ill-favored or scowling face.
Would not accept a damned or ignorant man
لَمdid not تَدرِknow ماwhat نَدهُdriving on with shouts الجِمالِthe camels وَلَمand did not
لَم تَدرِ ما نَدهُ الجِمالِ وَلَم
تَربُقtether بِرِبقٍwith a looped rope أَوَّلَthe first of البَهمِthe lambs and kids
تَربُق بِرِبقٍ أَوَّلَ البَهمِ
She never knew what driving camels was, nor
She did not know the scent of beauty, nor
Tethered even the first lamb or kid with a looped rope.
Did she shine with the first light of infatuation
Sol 6.1