وقحبةٌand a whore فيin حرِّهاher cunt
وقحبةٌ في حرِّها
حرٌّheat يُنافيbelies ذكرهاher reputation
حرٌّ يُنافي ذكرها
And a whore within her sanctuary—
And a whore—in her cunt
Syrian rue is at odds with speaking of her.
is heat that belies her reputation.
إنif قلتI say ماhow أقبحهاugly she is
إن قلت ما أقبحها
قلتI say وماand how أحرُّهاhot she is
قلت وما أحرُّها
If you say, “How ugly she is!”
If I say, “How ugly she is!”
I reply, “And how forbidden she is!”
I say, “And how hot she is!”
