وعاذلتيand my female reproacher تشتكينيcomplains about me إلىto
وعاذلتي تشتكيني إلى
صديقٍa friend لماfor what تشتكيshe complains of يشتهيhe longs
صديقٍ لما تشتكي يشتهي
And my reproacher complains about me to
My reproacher complains of me to
a friend who longs for what she complains of.
A friend when she complains, he desires
فقالَthen he said أماdid … not? كنتِyou (feminine) used to لاnot تنتهيstop
فقالَ أما كنتِ لا تنتهي
فقالتْthen she said بلىyes indeed وهْوَand he لاnot ينتهيstops
فقالتْ بلى وهْوَ لا ينتهي
Then he said, “Did you not use to go on without stopping?”
He said, were you not insatiable?
Then she said, “Yes—and he does not stop.”
She said, yes, but he is insatiable