أَهدَيتُهاI gave her as a gift كَالهَدِيِّlike a bride آنِسَةًtame
أَهدَيتُها كَالهَدِيِّ آنِسَةً
وَهيَand she سَليلُoffspring النَواشِزِthe wild ones النَفَرِthe skittish ones
وَهيَ سَليلُ النَواشِزِ النَفَرِ
I gave her as a gift, tame as a bride,
though she is the offspring of the wild and skittish.
تَلبِسُshe wears سَمّورَةًa sable robe مُشَمَّرَةًtucked up
تَلبِسُ سَمّورَةً مُشَمَّرَةً
تَصونُshe protects أَطرافَهاits hems مِنَfrom العَفَرِdust
تَصونُ أَطرافَها مِنَ العَفَرِ
She wears a tucked-up sable robe,
keeping its hems clear of dust.
وَقَدand indeed جَرىflowed المِسكُmusk مِنfrom مَحاجِرِهاher eye sockets
وَقَد جَرى المِسكُ مِن مَحاجِرِها
فَضَمَّthen embraced لَبّاتِهاher throat hollows مَعَtogether with الثَغرِthe mouth
فَضَمَّ لَبّاتِها مَعَ الثَغرِ
And musk has flowed from her eye sockets,
then embraced her throat hollows and mouth together.
تَخطُرُshe struts فيin حُلَّةٍa robe مُصَدَّرَةٍadorned at the breast
تَخطُرُ في حُلَّةٍ مُصَدَّرَةٍ
كَأَنَّas though أَكمامَهاher sleeves مِنَof الحِبَرِstriped cloth
كَأَنَّ أَكمامَها مِنَ الحِبَرِ
She struts in a robe adorned at the breast,
as though her sleeves were of striped cloth.
وَاِحمَرَّand reddened مِنقارُهاher beak وَمِنخَرُهاand her nostril
وَاِحمَرَّ مِنقارُها وَمِنخَرُها
تَفَتُّحَthe opening الوَردِthe roses فيin نَدىdew السَحَرِthe pre-dawn hour
تَفَتُّحَ الوَردِ في نَدى السَحَرِ
And her beak and nostril reddened,
like roses opening in the dew before dawn.
كَأَنَّهاas though she حينَwhen لَقطُpicking up قُرطُمِهاher safflower seeds
كَأَنَّها حينَ لَقطُ قُرطُمِها
تَضرُبُshe strikes ياقوتَةًa ruby عَلىagainst دُرَرِpearls
تَضرُبُ ياقوتَةً عَلى دُرَرِ
She seems, when pecking up her safflower seeds,
to strike a ruby against pearls.
Sol 6.1