زُفَّتْwere led in bridal procession إليكَto you لَناof ours عرائِسُbrides أربَعٌfour
زُفَّتْ إليكَ لَنا عرائِسُ أربَعٌ
فَفَضضْتَهاand you deflowered them بالسَّمعِby listening وهْيَand they are قَصائدُpoems
فَفَضضْتَها بالسَّمعِ وهْيَ قَصائدُ
Four brides of ours were led to you;
and you deflowered them by listening—they are poems.
فابعَثْso send إليَّto me مُهورَهُنَّtheir dowries بأسرِهاin their entirety
فابعَثْ إليَّ مُهورَهُنَّ بأسرِها
إنَّindeed النِّكاحَmarriage بِغَيرِwithout مَهْرٍa dowry فاسِدinvalid
إنَّ النِّكاحَ بِغَيرِ مَهْرٍ فاسِد
So send me their dowries in full;
indeed, marriage without a dowry is invalid.