لَنwill not تحلبyield milk الشاةُthe she-goat أَفاويقهاher successive yields of milk
لَن تحلب الشاةُ أَفاويقها
أَوuntil يَخلَعcasts off التيسthe he-goat عَلَيهاover her الرَسَنthe halter
أَو يَخلَع التيس عَلَيها الرَسَن
The she-goat will not yield her milk in spurts
The sheep will not yield her udders
until the he-goat casts the halter over her.
Nor the goat his crooked horn unshed.
فَاِحذَرso beware عَلىfor ثَغركyour mouth مِنof منعظa man with an erection
فَاِحذَر عَلى ثَغرك مِن منعظ
يَقَطعcuts off عَنfrom ضرعكyour udder عرقthe vein اللبنthe milk
يَقَطع عَن ضرعك عرق اللبن
So guard your mouth against a man with an erection
So beware the lion's open jaws
who cuts off the milk-vein from your udder.
That would your milky fountains shred.