مَرحَباًwelcome بِالًّتيto her who تَجورacts unjustly عَلَيناtoward us
مَرحَباً بِالًّتي تَجور عَلَينا
ثُمَّthen أَهلاًwelcome بِحامِلٍto one who carries مَحمولِcarried
ثُمَّ أَهلاً بِحامِلٍ مَحمولِ
Welcome to her who wrongs us,
Then welcome to one who carries and is carried.
أَغلَقَتshe shut بابَهاher door عَليَّagainst me وَقالَتand she said
أَغلَقَت بابَها عَليَّ وَقالَت
إِنَّindeed خَيرَthe best of النساءِwomen ذاتُone who has البُعولِhusbands
إِنَّ خَيرَ النساءِ ذاتُ البُعولِ
She shut her door against me and said,
“Indeed, the best of women is she who has a husband.”
شَغَلَتshe busied قَلبهاher heart عَليَّover me فَراغاًin idleness
شَغَلَت قَلبها عَليَّ فَراغاً
هَلquestion marker سَمِعتُمyou all heard بِفارغٍof someone idle مِشغولِbusy
هَل سَمِعتُم بِفارغٍ مِشغولِ
She busied her heart over me in her idleness;
Have you heard of someone idle yet busy?
Sol 6.1