لاno والذيby Him who خلقcreated الصهباءthe tawny wine منfrom ذهبgold
لا والذي خلق الصهباء من ذهب
والماءand water منfrom فضةsilver لاmay not سادattain lordship منwhoever بخلاwas miserly
والماء من فضة لا ساد من بخلا
No, by Him who created the tawny wine from gold,
and water from silver—may no miser attain lordship.
يقولspeaks ليto me دعبلDiʿbil فيin بطنهhis belly حبلpregnancy
يقول لي دعبل في بطنه حبل
ولوand even if أصابتtouched ثيابيmy clothes دعبلاDiʿbil حبلاhe became pregnant
ولو أصابت ثيابي دعبلا حبلا
Diʿbil speaks to me, with pregnancy in his belly;
and even if my clothes touched Diʿbil, he would become pregnant.
ودعهلand Daʿhal رجلa man ماwhatever شئتyou wished منof رجلa man
ودعهل رجل ما شئت من رجل
لوif only كانwere اسفلهhis lower half منfrom خلفهbehind him رجلاa man
لو كان اسفله من خلفه رجلا
And Daʿhal is as fine a man as you could wish,
if only his lower half were manly from behind.