أياO منyou who حازgained ملكthe kingdom of الحسنbeauty طراentirely
أيا من حاز ملك الحسن طرا
ورنحand set swaying لينthe suppleness of عطفيهhis two flanks الشبابyouth
ورنح لين عطفيه الشباب
O you who have gained the whole kingdom of beauty,
O you who have gained the kingdom of beauty,
and whose supple flanks youth has set swaying,
And the soft bending of his youth,
أماIs there not فيin مالthe wealth of ردفكyour rump منany زكاةalms-tax
أما في مال ردفك من زكاة
فيدخلso it might enter فيهinto it ليof mine هذاthis النصابtaxable minimum; also a hilt, a phallic pun
فيدخل فيه لي هذا النصاب
Is there no alms-tax on the wealth of your rump,
As for the property I send you,
so that this 'taxable measure' of mine might enter it?
Let this be my prescribed share.