ماذاwhat يقولُsays الشّيخُthe sheikh فيabout
ماذا يقولُ الشّيخُ في
تَنْدَقُّis pounded فيin وفيand in
تَنْدَقُّ في وفي
What does the sheikh say concerning—
What does the sheikh say about ...
her being pounded in—and in—?
Is pounded in ... and in ...
قدalready جاءهاcame to her مُغتَصِبٌa rapist آيرٌlarge-penised
قد جاءها مُغتَصِبٌ آيرٌ
ليلاًat night وكانتْand she was حاملاًpregnant مُثْقَلَهheavily burdened
ليلاً وكانتْ حاملاً مُثْقَلَه
A rapist came upon her with a penis,
A well-endowed rapist had come to her
at night, while she was pregnant and heavily burdened;
At night, while she was pregnant and heavily burdened.
المولودُthe child فيin جَوفِهاher womb
المولودُ في جَوفِها
تَحسَبُهاyou take it for زَلزَلهan earthquake
تَحسَبُها زَلزَله
the child within her womb—
The child within her womb
she takes it for an earthquake—
You take it for an earthquake.
فماتَso it died سقطاًa miscarried fetus ليتَif only لودقَهاif he had pounded her (uncertain reading)
فماتَ سقطاً ليتَ لودقَها
فيin واستَغنىand dispensed with عنwith العُنْبُلهthe clitoris
في واستَغنى عن العُنْبُله
died, miscarried. If only he had pounded her
So it died, miscarried—if only he had pounded her
in—and dispensed with that outsized member.
In ... and dispensed with the clitoris.
فماso what جزاءُrecompense العلجِthe brute منهاfrom her فَقُلْthen say
فما جزاءُ العلجِ منها فَقُلْ
موفّقاًrightly guided فيin هذِهِthis المسألهmatter
موفّقاً في هذِهِ المسأله
What, then, is the foreign brute’s requital from her? Say,
What, then, is the brute’s recompense from her? Say,
and may you be guided aright in this question.
Rightly guided in this matter.