ثَلاثَةٌthree things مَنَعَتهاprevented her عَنfrom زيارَتِناvisiting us
ثَلاثَةٌ مَنَعَتها عَن زيارَتِنا
خَوفُfear of الرَقيبِthe watcher وَخَوفُand fear of الحاسِدthe envier الحَنِقِfurious
خَوفُ الرَقيبِ وَخَوفُ الحاسِد الحَنِقِ
Three things kept her from visiting us—
Three things kept her from visiting us,
for fear of the watcher and the spiteful envier:
For fear of the watcher and fear of the furious envier:
ضَوءُradiance of الجَبينِthe brow وَوسواسُand the soft jingling of الحَليthe jewelry وَماand what
ضَوءُ الجَبينِ وَوسواسُ الحَلي وَما
تَحويcontain مَعاطِفُهاher folds مِنof عَنبَرambergris عَبِقfragrant
تَحوي مَعاطِفُها مِن عَنبَر عَبِق
the radiance of her brow, the whisper of her jewels, and what
The radiance of her brow, the soft jingling of her jewelry, and what
her folds contain of fragrant ambergris.
Her folds contain of fragrant ambergris.
هَبِsuppose الجَبينَthe brow بِفَضلِwith the extra fabric of الكُمّthe sleeve تَستُرُهُshe covers it
هَبِ الجَبينَ بِفَضلِ الكُمّ تَستُرُهُ
وَالحَليَand the jewelry تَنزَعُهُshe removes it ماwhat حلَةُa covering garment العَرَقthe sweat
وَالحَليَ تَنزَعُهُ ما حلَةُ العَرَق
Suppose she covers her brow with a fold of her sleeve,
Suppose she covers her brow with her sleeve's extra fabric,
and removes her jewels—what recourse has she against her sweat?
And removes her jewelry—what covering is there for her sweat?
Sol 6.1