أناI ابنson of حجاجHajjaj إليهto him أبيmy father
أنا ابن حجاج إليه أبي
ينميtraces his lineage وقلبيand my heart منof بنيsons of عذره'Udhra
ينمي وقلبي من بني عذره
I am Ibn Hajjaj; to him my father
I am the son of Hijjaj, to whom my father
traces his lineage, while my heart belongs to Banu 'Udhra.
Increases his love, and my heart is of his children
لمnot يخلbe free جسميmy body فيin الهوىlove منof ضنىwasting illness
لم يخل جسمي في الهوى من ضنى
قطever ولاnor عينيmy eye منof عبرهa tear
قط ولا عيني من عبره
My body, in love, has not been free of wasting,
My body has never been free of yearning for love
ever, nor my eye of tears.
Nor my eyes free of tears
حبائبٌsweethearts مثلlike حصىpebbles عكبرا'Ukbara
حبائبٌ مثل حصى عكبرا
والرقباand the watchers مثلlike نوىdate stones البصرهBasra
والرقبا مثل نوى البصره
Sweethearts like the pebbles of 'Ukbara,
Lovers like pebbles of Ukbar
and the watchers like Basra's date stones.
And necks like date pits of Basra
حامضةsour البولthe urine ولكنand yet لهاshe has
حامضة البول ولكن لها
مستنعظٌan erection-arousing part أحلىsweeter منthan التمرهthe date
مستنعظٌ أحلى من التمره
Her urine is sour, and yet she has
Sour is her urine, but she has
a part that stirs erections, sweeter than a date.
A cunt sweeter than dates
لهاshe has حرa cunt درتهits pearl (clitoris) جرةٌa jar
لها حر درته جرةٌ
مبعرٌan asshole روثتهits turd صخرهa rock
مبعرٌ روثته صخره
She has a cunt whose pearl is a jar,
She has a hot cunt, a jar
an asshole whose turd is a rock.
Her asshole spread open is rock
فماso not تلاحظناwe exchanged glances سوىexcept مرةٍonce
فما تلاحظنا سوى مرةٍ
حتىuntil أتىcame الشيخthe old man أبوfather of مرهMurra
حتى أتى الشيخ أبو مره
So we had exchanged no more than one glance
We met only once
when the old man Abu Murra arrived.
Before the old man Abu Marra came