وحديثُهاand her talk السحرُmagic الحلالlawful لوَif اَنَّهاthat she
وحديثُها السحرُ الحلال لوَ اَنَّها
لمnot تجنcause قتلَthe killing of المسلمthe Muslim المتحرِّزِthe wary
لم تجن قتلَ المسلم المتحرِّزِ
And her talk would be lawful magic, if she
Her speech is lawful magic, if only
had not caused the death of the wary Muslim.
She had not killed the cautious Muslim's soul
شركa snare النفوسthe souls وفتنةand a temptation ماno مثلُهاequal to it
شرك النفوس وفتنة ما مثلُها
للمطمئنfor the one at ease وعُقْلةand a fetter المستوفِزthe restless one
للمطمئن وعُقْلة المستوفِز
A snare for souls, a temptation without equal
It associates souls and tempts unparalleled
for the one at ease, and a fetter for the restless.
The composed and rouses the defiant
إنْif طالit lasts long لمnot يُملَلis found tedious وإنand if هيshe أوجزتspeaks briefly
إنْ طال لم يُملَل وإن هي أوجزت
ودَّwishes المحدَّثُthe listener أنهاthat she لمnot توجزspeak briefly
ودَّ المحدَّثُ أنها لم توجز
If it runs long, no one tires of it; and if she speaks briefly,
If it's long it does not bore, if brief
the listener wishes she had not been brief.
The speaker wishes it were not concise
Sol 6.1