قدindeed كنتI was أحسِبُI think يابنَO son of قَينa smith مجاشِعٍMujāshiʿ
قد كنت أحسِبُ يابنَ قَين مجاشِعٍ
أنthat قدalready خَصاكhe castrated you فلاso not تغِطُّyou bellow جريرُJarīr
أن قد خَصاك فلا تغِطُّ جريرُ
I had thought, O son of Mujāshiʿ’s smith,
that Jarīr had castrated you, so you would bellow no more.
وَلَقَدand indeed عَلِمتَyou knew عَلَىdespite تَبَاغِيكَyour pursuit of الخنَاobscenity
وَلَقَد عَلِمتَ عَلَى تَبَاغِيكَ الخنَا
أنَّthat الخِصىِّthe eunuch إذَاwhen استُفِزَّis provoked ذَعُورُeasily frightened
أنَّ الخِصىِّ إذَا استُفِزَّ ذَعُورُ
And you knew full well, despite your pursuit of obscenity,
that a eunuch, when provoked, is easily frightened;
أنَّthat الخِصىِّthe eunuch يَشُولُlifts his tail حِينَwhen يَرُومُهُseeks him
أنَّ الخِصىِّ يَشُولُ حِينَ يَرُومُهُ
قَرمٌa camel stallion قَرَاسِيَةُfierce اللِّقَاءِthe encounter غَيُورُjealous
قَرمٌ قَرَاسِيَةُ اللِّقَاءِ غَيُورُ
that a eunuch lifts his tail when pursued by
a jealous camel stallion, fierce in encounter.