هَلhas ...? قَبِلَتaccepted مِنfrom ناصِحٍa well-wisher أُمَّةٌa community
هَل قَبِلَت مِن ناصِحٍ أُمَّةٌ
تَغدوgoes forth إِلىto الفِصحِEaster بِصُلبانِهاwith its crosses
تَغدو إِلى الفِصحِ بِصُلبانِها
Has a community accepted counsel from a well-wisher,
One that goes to Easter with its crosses?
كَنائِسُchurches يَجمَعُهاunites them وَصلَةٌa bond
كَنائِسُ يَجمَعُها وَصلَةٌ
بَينَbetween غَوانيهاtheir fair women وَشُبّانِهاand their young men
بَينَ غَوانيها وَشُبّانِها
Churches are united by a bond
Between their fair women and their young men.
ماwhat بالُهاthe matter with her عَذراءَa virgin أَوor ثَيِّباًa non-virgin
ما بالُها عَذراءَ أَو ثَيِّباً
كَوَردَةِlike a rose الجانيof the picker بِإِبّانِهاin its season
كَوَردَةِ الجاني بِإِبّانِها
Why has she—virgin or no longer so—
Like the picker's rose in its season,
راحَتshe went إِلىto القَسِّthe priest بِتَقريبِهاwith her offering
راحَت إِلى القَسِّ بِتَقريبِها
وَبَيتُهاand her home أَولىmore deserving بِقُربانِهاof her offering
وَبَيتُها أَولى بِقُربانِها
Gone to the priest with her offering,
When her home has a greater claim to her offering?
قَدalready جَرَّبَتshe has experienced مِنfrom فِعلِهِhis conduct سَيِّئاًsomething evil
قَد جَرَّبَت مِن فِعلِهِ سَيِّئاً
وَالطيبُand the perfume جارٍflowing بِجُرَّبانِهاat her gown's neckline
وَالطيبُ جارٍ بِجُرَّبانِها
She has already experienced evil from his deeds,
While perfume flows at her gown's neckline.
وَرَبَّهاand her Lord تُسخِطُshe angers بَلnay زَوجَهاher husband الthe
وَرَبَّها تُسخِطُ بَل زَوجَها ال
بائِسَwretched فيin طاعَةِobedience to رُبّانِهاher spiritual master
بائِسَ في طاعَةِ رُبّانِها
And she angers her Lord—nay, 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
Certain to tempt her monks.
Sol 6.1