أبنExplain ليَto me بيضاءa white one حلتbecame lawful لواطئٍfor one who treads
أبن ليَ بيضاء حلت لواطئٍ
بغيرwithout نكاحٍmarriage تستحلُّyou make lawful بهthrough it الحماthe guarded ground
بغير نكاحٍ تستحلُّ به الحما
Tell me of a white one, lawful to one who treads her,
Tell me of a radiant white one who came to the shores
Without a marriage through which you make the guarded ground lawful.
Without marriage, whom it is permitted to embrace.
علىdespite أنهاher being ذاتpossessed of العبادةworship والتقىand piety
على أنها ذات العبادة والتقى
تروّقshe clarifies للدنياfor worldly life وللدينand for religion كلّall ماwater (poetic form of ماء)
تروّق للدنيا وللدين كلّ ما
Though she is possessed of worship and piety,
Though she is of worship and piety,
She filters all water for worldly and religious use.
She adorns herself for the world and for religion completely.
وتنمىand she is traced in lineage بلاwithout ثانٍa second letter لهاof hers عنby virtue of فخارهاher pride
وتنمى بلا ثانٍ لها عن فخارها
إلىto سادةٍlords ياO طيبsweetness فخرpride ومنعماand a benefactor
إلى سادةٍ يا طيب فخر ومنعما
And, without her second letter, her proud lineage is traced
And she grows without equal due to her pride
To lords—what a fine source of pride and bounty!
To chiefs, O goodly pride and bounty!
وأحرفهاand her letters خمسfive فإنso if أسقطواthey remove لهاfrom her
وأحرفها خمس فإن أسقطوا لها
ثلاثاًthree غدتshe became عشراًten إذاif المرءa person أعجماspoke a foreign tongue
ثلاثاً غدت عشراً إذا المرء أعجما
And her letters are five; if they remove from her
And her letters are five. If they omit
Three, she becomes ten if one speaks a foreign tongue.
Three of them, she becomes ten when one pronounces her name.
إذاwhen عرضتwere presented أعمالهاher deeds كلّevery ليلةnight
إذا عرضت أعمالها كلّ ليلة
علىto ربِّهاher lord صلَّىhe prayed عليهاupon her وسلَّماand offered the greeting of peace
على ربِّها صلَّى عليها وسلَّما
When her deeds are presented every night
When her deeds are presented each night
To her lord, he prays upon her and offers the greeting of peace.
To her Lord, may He pray and send blessings upon her.
Sol 6.1