وشاطرةٍ أدَّبتْها الشَّطَارَهْ

وشاطرةٍ أدَّبتْها الشَّطَارَهْ

حَلَى الروضِ من وجهها مُسْتَعارهْ

حَلَى الروضِ من وجهها مُسْتَعارهْ

And a clever woman whom cleverness has schooled—

A clever girl, refined by wit,

The garden's adornments are borrowed from her face.

Who brings the meadow to bloom with her face like a loan,

أميرةُ حُسْنٍ إذا ما بَدَتْ

أميرةُ حُسْنٍ إذا ما بَدَتْ

أقرَّ الأميرُ لها بالإمارَه

أقرَّ الأميرُ لها بالإمارَه

A princess of beauty—whenever she appears,

A princess of beauty, when she appears,

The prince acknowledges her sovereignty.

The prince acknowledges her reign,

أتَتْ في لباسٍ لها أخضرٍ

أتَتْ في لباسٍ لها أخضرٍ

كطاقةِ آسٍ على جُلَّنارَه

كطاقةِ آسٍ على جُلَّنارَه

She came wearing her green garment,

She came in green attire,

Like a sprig of myrtle upon a pomegranate blossom.

Like the flap of a saddlecloth on a saddle,

فقلتُ لها ما اسم هذا اللباسِ

فقلتُ لها ما اسم هذا اللباسِ

فَرَدَّتْ جواباً بطرفِ العباره

فَرَدَّتْ جواباً بطرفِ العباره

So I said to her, "What is this garment called?"

I asked her what's the name of this dress,

She replied with a witty turn of phrase:

She answered with a twist of eloquence,

شَقَقْنا مرائرَ قومٍ به

شَقَقْنا مرائرَ قومٍ به

فنحنُ نُسَمِّيه شقَّ المراره

فنحنُ نُسَمِّيه شقَّ المراره

"We have split some people's gallbladders with it,

We have ripped open the chests of a people with it,

So we call it 'Gallbladder-Splitting.'"

So we call it the ripper of bitterness.