شاعتْspread لهfor him دعوةٌa claim of kinship فأتبعهاso he followed it
شاعتْ له دعوةٌ فأتبعها
بدعوةٍwith a claim of kinship واللئيمُand the scoundrel ذوpossessing نظرِforesight
بدعوةٍ واللئيمُ ذو نظرِ
A claim of kinship spread about him, so he followed it
His call spread, so he followed it
with another claim; the scoundrel is shrewd.
With another call, and the scoundrel had a view
لماwhen ادعىhe claimed والداًa father فجازand it was accepted لهُfor him
لما ادعى والداً فجاز لهُ
تَداخلَتهit permeated him حلاوةُsweetness الظفرtriumph
تَداخلَته حلاوةُ الظفر
When he claimed a father and got away with it,
When he claimed to be a father, it was allowed for him
the sweetness of triumph filled him.
The sweetness of victory confused him
فاختارso he chose بنتاًa daughter لكيso that يكونَmight be لهُfor him
فاختار بنتاً لكي يكونَ لهُ
كَعْثبهاher vulva وُصْلةًa link إلىto الكَمرthe glanses
كَعْثبها وُصْلةً إلى الكَمر
So he chose a daughter, so that he might have
So he chose a girl, so that he would have
her vulva as a link to the heads of penises.
Like her clan, a connection to vice
يزعمهاhe claims her to be بنتَهُhis daughter وأُقسمand I swear للindeed the
يزعمها بنتَهُ وأُقسم لل
شوكيُّShawki (the thorny one) أولىmore entitled بهاto her منthan البشرhumankind
شوكيُّ أولى بها من البشر
He claims her as his daughter; I swear,
He claims she is his daughter, and I swear by God
al-Shawki has more right to her than humankind.
Thorny is more deserving of her than humans