أبوfather of عليِّAli ابنُson of أبيfather of قرَّهْQurra
أبو عليِّ ابنُ أبي قرَّهْ
أبوfather of عييّa tongue-tied man ابنُson of أبيfather of عُرَّهْdung
أبو عييّ ابنُ أبي عُرَّهْ
Abu Ali, son of Abu Qurra,
Abu Tongue-Tied, son of Abu Dung.
نُبِّئتI was told عنabout شيختهhis old mother أنهاthat she
نُبِّئت عن شيخته أنها
تفعلdoes ماwhat لاتفعلdoes not do الحرّهْa freeborn woman
تفعل ما لاتفعل الحرّهْ
I was told of his old mother that she
does what no freeborn woman would do.
تلكthat woman التيwhom صادفهاhe found her بعلهاher husband
تلك التي صادفها بعلها
عذراءَa virgin لاno شكdoubt منfrom السُّرَّهْthe navel
عذراءَ لا شك من السُّرَّهْ
She is the one her husband found
a virgin, no doubt—at the navel.
شيخan old man لهhe has فيin حرِهاher cunt ضرّةٌa co-wife
شيخ له في حرِها ضرّةٌ
ومالهاand she has no فيin أيرهhis cock ضرَّهْa co-wife
ومالها في أيره ضرَّهْ
An old man with a rival in her cunt,
while she has no rival in his cock.
لمdid not يشهدwitness الفتحَthe conquest ولاnor سيَّلتْcaused to flow
لم يشهد الفتحَ ولا سيَّلتْ
طعنتُهُhis thrust منof دمهاher blood قطرهْa drop
طعنتُهُ من دمها قطرهْ
He never witnessed the conquest, nor did
his thrust draw a drop of her blood.
طهَّرنيmay He cleanse me اللهGod كتطهيرهas He cleansed him
طهَّرني الله كتطهيره
ليلةon the night زُفّتshe was escorted as a bride منof دمblood العُذرهْvirginity
ليلة زُفّت من دم العُذرهْ
May God cleanse me as He cleansed him,
the night she was wed, of virginity's blood.
ذاكthat دمblood لمdid not يرهsee it ربهُits Lord
ذاك دم لم يره ربهُ
أثّرleft a mark فيon ثوبthe robe of أبيfather of قرّهْQurra
أثّر في ثوب أبي قرّهْ
That is blood its Lord never saw
leave a mark on Abu Qurra's robe.
وابنهماand their son النَّغلthe bastard يرىthinks أنهthat he
وابنهما النَّغل يرى أنه
فيin الظَّرفwit والعلمand learning فتىthe young man of البصرهْBasra
في الظَّرف والعلم فتى البصرهْ
And their bastard son thinks himself
in wit and learning, Basra's finest young man.
Translation model: Sol 6.1