وقالواand they said حوتhas gathered مصرُEgypt المحاسنَthe beauties كلّهاall of them
وقالوا حوت مصرُ المحاسنَ كلّها
وماand not غادرتshe left مستطرفاًa rare delight لسواهاfor any other than her
وما غادرت مستطرفاً لسواها
And they said, “Egypt has gathered every beauty,
and left no rare delight for any other land.”
لقدindeed صدقواthey spoke truly لوif كانwere خدنthe companion of العليglory بهاin her
لقد صدقوا لو كان خدن العلي بها
ولوand if كانhe had been فيهاin her لاستتمwould have become complete علاهاher glory
ولو كان فيها لاستتم علاها
They would indeed have spoken truly, had the companion of glory been there;
and had he been within her, her glory would have been complete.
Sol 6.1