قولا لسُمَّانَة كَهْفِ الزنا

قولا لسُمَّانَة كَهْفِ الزنا

سبحانَ من وسَّع أحْشاكِ

سبحانَ من وسَّع أحْشاكِ

Say, you two, to Summānah, cavern of fornication:

Say to the cave of fornication, Summana:

Glory be to Him who made your innards spacious.

Glory to Him who expanded your insides

يغيبُ ماءُ الناس عن أسْرهم

يغيبُ ماءُ الناس عن أسْرهم

فيكِ ولا تُبْسطُ أَثناكِ

فيكِ ولا تُبْسطُ أَثناكِ

Men’s water vanishes from their bodies

The water of people disappears from their beds

within you, yet your folds are not stretched.

In you, and your sides are not stretched

يا أرضُ هل حُمِّلْتِ في وُسْعها

يا أرضُ هل حُمِّلْتِ في وُسْعها

باللَّه مذ حُمِّلْتِ أَعباكِ

باللَّه مذ حُمِّلْتِ أَعباكِ

O earth, have you been laden to her capacity,

O earth, were you burdened beyond your capacity

by God, since you were made to bear your burdens?

By Allah, since you were burdened with your burdens

كأنما يُوحى إلى رِحْمها

كأنما يُوحى إلى رِحْمها

وقيل يا أرضُ ابلعي ماكِ

وقيل يا أرضُ ابلعي ماكِ

As though revelation were being sent to her womb,

As if it was inspired into her womb

and it were said: ‘O earth, swallow your water.’

And told: O earth swallow your water