أَناI لبوةa lioness لكنّنيbut I لاnot أرتضيconsent
أَنا لبوة لكنّني لا أرتضي
نفسيmyself مناخاًa resting place طولthroughout دهريmy lifetime منfrom أحَدanyone
نفسي مناخاً طول دهري من أحَد
I am a lioness, but I will not consent
I am a lioness but I do not approve
to be anyone’s resting place for as long as I live.
of myself forever being anybody's climate
ولوَand even if اِنّنيindeed I أختارُchoose ذلكthat لمnot أجبanswer
ولوَ اِنّني أختارُ ذلك لم أجب
كلباًa dog وكمand how often غلّقتI shut tightly سمعيmy hearing عنto أسَدa lion
كلباً وكم غلّقت سمعي عن أسَد
And even if I chose that, I would not answer
And even if I choose that, I would not obey
a dog—and how often I have shut my ears to a lion!
A dog, and how often I have shut my hearing to a lion
Sol 6.1