منظرa sight فاتنbewitching وتُحجَبand she is veiled عنّاfrom us
منظر فاتن وتُحجَب عنّا
بينamid أثناءfolds درعهاher gown مَحبوراbeautifully adorned
بين أثناء درعها مَحبورا
A bewitching sight, yet she is veiled from us,
A charming sight hidden from us
amid the folds of her gown, beautifully adorned.
Imprisoned between the folds of her veil
لعبةa doll عُدِّلتwas proportioned فدقَّتso she became delicate وجلَّتand magnificent
لعبة عُدِّلت فدقَّت وجلَّت
وإذاand when ماan emphatic particle لمستَهاyou touch her فحريراthen silk
وإذا ما لمستَها فحريرا
A doll, finely proportioned, delicate yet magnificent;
A game arranged and knocked over
and whenever you touch her, she is silk.
And if you touch it, it's silk
قدَّرshaped in due measure اللّهGod حسنهاher beauty فتناهَىand it reached perfection
قدَّر اللّه حسنها فتناهَى
ويدُand the hand اللَهof God تحسنexcels at التقديراproportioning
ويدُ اللَه تحسن التقديرا
God shaped her beauty, and it reached perfection;
God destined her beauty to seduce
and God's hand excels in shaping.
And God's hand makes good on destiny
ماnot رآهاsaw her امرؤa man بهafflicting him طائفٌa passing fit للof the
ما رآها امرؤ به طائفٌ لل
هَمِّsorrow إلاexcept انكفاturned back بهاbecause of her مسروراdelighted
هَمِّ إلا انكفا بها مسرورا
No man has seen her while beset by a passing fit of
No man who saw her was left
sorrow, without turning back delighted by her.
With worries, only joy in her company
وإخالand I fancy الضريرthe blind man لوif قابلتْهُshe met him
وإخال الضرير لو قابلتْهُ
عادreturned منfrom نورهاher radiance الضريرthe blind man بصيراable to see
عاد من نورها الضرير بصيرا
And I fancy that, were she to meet a blind man,
Even a blind man, were she to meet him
the blind man would return with sight, thanks to her radiance.
Would regain his sight from her radiance
Sol 6.1