تفترسshe devours الناسthe people فيin هواهاlove for her
تفترس الناس في هواها
مالكةmistress للقلوبof the hearts تدعوshe calls
مالكة للقلوب تدعو
She devours people in their love for her.
People are prey to their passions
A mistress of hearts, she calls.
An angel who calls to hearts
مليحةa beauty حجبتshe was veiled وشاعتand she became widely known
مليحة حجبت وشاعت
فخابso it failed طرسٌa written page وفازand it prevailed شمعwax
فخاب طرسٌ وفاز شمع
A beauty, veiled yet widely known;
Lovely, she is veiled and famed
so a written page failed, and wax prevailed.
A star dimmed and a candle shone
عجيبةstrange الإسمthe name قيلit was said خمسٌfive
عجيبة الإسم قيل خمسٌ
وقيلand it was said ستٌّsix وقيلand it was said سبعseven
وقيل ستٌّ وقيل سبع
Her name is strange: some said “five,”
Wondrous is her name, they say five
and some said “six,” and some said “seven.”
And they say six and they say seven
Sol 6.1