1. O people, the daughters of the world were not created
For study, knitting and gossiping tales
١. ياقومُ لم تخلقْ بناتُ الورى
للدرسِ والطرس وقالٍ وقيلْ
2. We have our knowledge, and they have theirs
So teach them how to hang the laundry
٢. لنا علومٌ ولها غيرُها
فعلموها كيفَ نشرُالغسيلْ
3. And the dress and needle in her hands
Is a poem on which every beautiful line is etched
٣. والثوبُ والإبرةُ في كفِّها
طرسٌ عليهِ كلُّ خطٍّ جميلْ