العَقلُreason إِنif يَضعُفweakens يَكُنit is مَعَwith
العَقلُ إِن يَضعُف يَكُن مَعَ
هَذِهِthis الدُنِّياthe world كَعاشِقِlike a lover of مومَسٍa prostitute تُغويهِshe leads him astray
هَذِهِ الدُنِّيا كَعاشِقِ مومَسٍ تُغويهِ
If reason weakens, it is with
this world like a lover of a prostitute who leads him astray;
أَوor يَقوَgrows strong فَهِيَthen she is لَهُto him كَحُرَّةٍlike a freeborn woman عاقِلٍa wise man
أَو يَقوَ فَهِيَ لَهُ كَحُرَّةٍ عاقِلٍ
حَسناءَbeautiful يَهواهاhe loves her وَلاand not تُهويهِshe brings him down
حَسناءَ يَهواها وَلا تُهويهِ
or if it grows strong, she is to it like a freeborn woman to a wise man,
beautiful: he loves her, but she does not bring him down.