قَدindeed بَكَرَتshe set out early لاnot يَعوقُهاhinders her سَبَلrain
قَد بَكَرَت لا يَعوقُها سَبَل
كَمُهرَةِlike a filly الرَوضِof the meadow مِنfrom بَناتِdaughters سَبَلSabal
كَمُهرَةِ الرَوضِ مِن بَناتِ سَبَل
She has set out early; no rain hinders her,
like a meadow filly, one of Sabal’s daughters,
إِلىto طَبيبٍa physician عَلىon الطَريقِthe road لِكَيso that
إِلى طَبيبٍ عَلى الطَريقِ لِكَي
تَأخُذَshe may obtain مِنfrom عِندِهِwith him دَواءَa remedy حَبَلpregnancy
تَأخُذَ مِن عِندِهِ دَواءَ حَبَل
to a physician along the road, so that
she may obtain from him a remedy for pregnancy.
كَمhow often قُذِفَتwas pelted عِرسُthe wife of بائِسٍa poor man بِحَصىًwith pebbles
كَم قُذِفَت عِرسُ بائِسٍ بِحَصىً
كُلُّeach حَصاةٍpebble مِنهاamong them نَظيرُthe equal of جَبَلa mountain
كُلُّ حَصاةٍ مِنها نَظيرُ جَبَل
How often has a poor man’s wife been pelted with pebbles,
each pebble among them the equal of a mountain.