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A clever girl, refined by wit,

وشاطرة أدبتها الشطاره

1. A clever girl, refined by wit,
Who brings the meadow to bloom with her face like a loan,

١. وشاطرةٍ أدَّبتْها الشَّطَارَهْ
حَلَى الروضِ من وجهها مُسْتَعارهْ

2. A princess of beauty, when she appears,
The prince acknowledges her reign,

٢. أميرةُ حُسْنٍ إذا ما بَدَتْ
أقرَّ الأميرُ لها بالإمارَه

3. She came in green attire,
Like the flap of a saddlecloth on a saddle,

٣. أتَتْ في لباسٍ لها أخضرٍ
كطاقةِ آسٍ على جُلَّنارَه

4. I asked her what's the name of this dress,
She answered with a twist of eloquence,

٤. فقلتُ لها ما اسم هذا اللباسِ
فَرَدَّتْ جواباً بطرفِ العباره

5. We have ripped open the chests of a people with it,
So we call it the ripper of bitterness.

٥. شَقَقْنا مرائرَ قومٍ به
فنحنُ نُسَمِّيه شقَّ المراره