رأَيتُI saw مَليحةa beautiful woman كَالغُصنlike a branch ماسَتshe swayed
رأَيتُ مَليحة كَالغُصن ماسَت
مَتىwhenever غَنىsang الحَمامthe doves لَهاfor her وَغَردand warbled
مَتى غَنى الحَمام لَها وَغَرد
I saw a beauty sway like a branch
Whenever the doves sang and warbled for her.
وَحينand when رَأَتshe saw حَواسدهاthe women who envied her تَبَدتshe appeared
وَحين رَأَت حَواسدها تَبَدت
بِثَوبin a robe أَسوَدblack وَالطَرفand the eyes أَسودblack
بِثَوب أَسوَد وَالطَرف أَسود
And when she saw the women who envied her, she appeared
In a black robe, her eyes black too.
فَقُلتso I said لَهاto her أَراهبةa nun? / are you afraid? فَقالَتthen she said
فَقُلت لَها أَراهبة فَقالَت
نَعمyes مِنof سَيفthe sword أَعدائيof my enemies المُجَرَدunsheathed
نَعم مِن سَيف أَعدائي المُجَرَد
I said to her, 'A nun?' She replied,
'Yes—for fear of my enemies’ unsheathed sword.'
فَقُلتso I said الحفظprotection راغبةseeking فَقالَتthen she said
فَقُلت الحفظ راغبة فَقالَت
نَعمyes قُلتI said ادخليenter (addressing a woman) فَالقَلبfor the heart معبدa temple
نَعم قُلت ادخلي فَالقَلب معبد
I said, 'Do you seek protection?' She replied,
'Yes.' I said, 'Enter, for the heart is a temple.'
Sol 6.1