قَدalready بَكَرَتshe set out early لاnot يَعوقُهاhinders her سَبَلpouring rain
قَد بَكَرَت لا يَعوقُها سَبَل
كَمُهرَةِlike a filly of الرَوضِthe meadow مِنfrom among بَناتِthe daughters of سَبَلSabal
كَمُهرَةِ الرَوضِ مِن بَناتِ سَبَل
She has set out early; pouring rain does not hinder her,
like the meadow's filly, one of Sabal's daughters,
إِلىto طَبيبٍa physician عَلىon الطَريقِthe road لِكَيso that
إِلى طَبيبٍ عَلى الطَريقِ لِكَي
تَأخُذَshe may obtain مِنfrom عِندِهِat his place دَواءَa remedy for 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 wretched man بِحَصىًwith pebbles
كَم قُذِفَت عِرسُ بائِسٍ بِحَصىً
كُلُّeach حَصاةٍpebble مِنهاof them نَظيرُthe equal of جَبَلa mountain
كُلُّ حَصاةٍ مِنها نَظيرُ جَبَل
How often a wretched man's wife has been pelted with pebbles,
each pebble among them the equal of a mountain.