وبكرٍ من بنات الدَوح حُبلى

وبكرٍ من بنات الدَوح حُبلى

ملأتُ يدي بها وملأتُ عيني

ملأتُ يدي بها وملأتُ عيني

And a pregnant virgin, one of the daughters of spreading trees—

And a virgin among the daughters of Dauh, pregnant

I filled my hand with her, and my eye as well.

I filled my hands with her and filled my eyes

متى تفتضها ولدت ولكن

متى تفتضها ولدت ولكن

بكيِّ النارِ أو كدِّ اليدينِ

بكيِّ النارِ أو كدِّ اليدينِ

Whenever you deflower her, she gives birth—but only

When will you wean her? She gave birth, but

through the searing of fire or the toil of both hands.

With the crying of fire or the toil of hands

لها في كل جارحةٍ جنينٌ

لها في كل جارحةٍ جنينٌ

وأكثرُ ما تجيءُ بتوأمين

وأكثرُ ما تجيءُ بتوأمين

She has an embryo in every limb,

She has in every limb a fetus

and most often she brings forth twins.

And most often she comes with twins