كَمhow many a غادَةٍgraceful maiden مِثلَlike الثُرَيّاthe Pleiades فيin العُلاloftiness
كَم غادَةٍ مِثلَ الثُرَيّا في العُلا
وَالحُسنُand beauty قَدalready أَضحىhas become الثَرىthe earth مِنamong حُجبِهاher veils
وَالحُسنُ قَد أَضحى الثَرى مِن حُجبِها
How many a maiden, like the Pleiades in loftiness
And beauty, now has earth among her veils!
وَلِعُجبِهاand because of her conceit ماwhile قَرَّبَتshe drew close مِرآتَهاher mirror
وَلِعُجبِها ما قَرَّبَت مِرآتَها
نَزَّهتُI deemed too noble خِلّيmy friend عَنfor مَقاليmy saying عُجturn aside بِهاto her
نَزَّهتُ خِلّي عَن مَقالي عُج بِها
And because of her conceit, while she still drew her mirror close,
I deemed my friend too noble for me to say, 'Stop by her.'
Sol 6.1