هَلhas …? قَبِلَتaccepted مِنfrom ناصِحٍan adviser أُمَّةٌa community
هَل قَبِلَت مِن ناصِحٍ أُمَّةٌ
تَغدوgoes forth إِلىto الفِصحِEaster بِصُلبانِهاwith its crosses
تَغدو إِلى الفِصحِ بِصُلبانِها
Has a community ever heeded an adviser—
one that sets out for Easter bearing its crosses?
كَنائِسُchurches يَجمَعُهاunites them وَصلَةٌa bond
كَنائِسُ يَجمَعُها وَصلَةٌ
بَينَbetween غَوانيهاtheir beautiful women وَشُبّانِهاand their young men
بَينَ غَوانيها وَشُبّانِها
Churches are united by a bond
between their fair women and their young men.
ماwhat بالُهاher condition عَذراءَa virgin أَوor ثَيِّباًa non-virgin woman
ما بالُها عَذراءَ أَو ثَيِّباً
كَوَردَةِlike the rose of الجانيthe plucker بِإِبّانِهاin its prime
كَوَردَةِ الجاني بِإِبّانِها
Why is she, virgin or not,
like the plucker's rose in its prime?
راحَتshe went إِلىto القَسِّthe priest بِتَقريبِهاwith her offering
راحَت إِلى القَسِّ بِتَقريبِها
وَبَيتُهاand her home أَولىmore deserving بِقُربانِهاof her offering
وَبَيتُها أَولى بِقُربانِها
She went to the priest with her offering,
though her home is worthier of her offering.
قَدalready جَرَّبَتshe has experienced مِنfrom فِعلِهِhis conduct سَيِّئاًsomething evil
قَد جَرَّبَت مِن فِعلِهِ سَيِّئاً
وَالطيبُand perfume جارٍflows بِجُرَّبانِهاat her neckline
وَالطيبُ جارٍ بِجُرَّبانِها
She has already encountered evil in his conduct,
while perfume streams at her neckline.
وَرَبَّهاand her Lord تُسخِطُshe angers بَلrather زَوجَهاher husband الthe
وَرَبَّها تُسخِطُ بَل زَوجَها ال
بائِسَwretched فيin طاعَةِobedience to رُبّانِهاher spiritual master
بائِسَ في طاعَةِ رُبّانِها
And she angers her Lord—rather, her husband, the
wretched man—in obedience to her spiritual master.
وَزارَتِand she visited الدَيرَthe monastery وَأَثوابُهاand her garments
وَزارَتِ الدَيرَ وَأَثوابُها
ضامِنَةٌguaranteeing فِتنَةَthe temptation of رُهبانِهاher monks
ضامِنَةٌ فِتنَةَ رُهبانِها
And she visited the monastery, her garments
sure to tempt her monks.
Sol 6.1