إِنَّindeed الفَتاةَthe young woman وَإِنand even if بَداappears لَكَto you حُبُّهاher love
إِنَّ الفَتاةَ وَإِن بَدا لَكَ حُبُّها
فَبِقَلبِهاthen in her heart داءٌan ill عَلَيكَagainst you دَفينُburied
فَبِقَلبِها داءٌ عَلَيكَ دَفينُ
Indeed, though a young woman's love may seem plain to you,
an ill against you lies buried in her heart.
وَإِذاand when اِدَّعَينَthey profess هَوِيَّlove for الكَبيرِthe old man فَإِنَّماthen it is only
وَإِذا اِدَّعَينَ هَوِيَّ الكَبيرِ فَإِنَّما
هُوَit لِلكَبيرِfor the old man خَديعَةٌdeception وَقُرونُand cuckold's horns
هُوَ لِلكَبيرِ خَديعَةٌ وَقُرونُ
And when they profess love for an old man, it is only
deception and cuckold's horns for the old man.
وَإِذاand when رَأَيتَyou see الشَيخَthe old man يَهوىis enamored of كاعِباًa nubile maiden
وَإِذا رَأَيتَ الشَيخَ يَهوى كاعِباً
فَعَلَيهِthen upon him مِنfrom دَرَكِincurring القُرونِthe cuckold's horns دُيونُdebts
فَعَلَيهِ مِن دَرَكِ القُرونِ دُيونُ
And when you see an old man enamored of a nubile maiden,
he owes debts for the horns he incurs.
Sol 6.1