زَوَّجْتُها ليقِلَّ عَتْبُ وُشاتِها

زَوَّجْتُها ليقِلَّ عَتْبُ وُشاتِها

ويكونَ عندي صَفْوُهَا ومِزَاجُها

ويكونَ عندي صَفْوُهَا ومِزَاجُها

I married her off to lessen her slanderers’ reproach,

I married her off so her reproaches would lessen

And her pure essence and her blend would be mine.

And her temperament and disposition would remain with me

ما ضرَّنِي أنْ كنتُ صاحبَ ضيعةٍ

ما ضرَّنِي أنْ كنتُ صاحبَ ضيعةٍ

لي دَخْلُها وعلى سوايَ خَراجُها

لي دَخْلُها وعلى سوايَ خَراجُها

What harm did it do me to own an estate

It does not harm me that I own a small farm

Whose income is mine, while another bears its land tax?

With income for me and taxes for others