وناظِرَةٍand a gazing woman تَحْتَbeneath طَيِّthe fold of القِنَاعthe veil
وناظِرَةٍ تَحْتَ طَيِّ القِنَاع
دَعاهاsummoned her إِلىto اللَّهGod والخَيْرِand goodness داعِa caller
دَعاها إِلى اللَّه والخَيْرِ داعِ
And a woman gazing beneath the fold of her veil—
a caller summoned her to God and goodness.
سَعَتْshe went بابْنِهاwith her son تَبْتَغِيseeking مَنْزلاًa dwelling
سَعَتْ بابْنِها تَبْتَغِي مَنْزلاً
لوَصْلِfor continuing التَّبَتُّلascetic devotion والانْقِطَاعِand seclusion
لوَصْلِ التَّبَتُّل والانْقِطَاعِ
She went with her son, seeking a dwelling
for continued ascetic devotion and seclusion.
وَجالَتْand she roamed بأَكنْافِهِabout its grounds جَوْلَةًa circuit
وَجالَتْ بأَكنْافِهِ جَوْلَةً
فَحَلَّthen settled الرَّبِيعُspring بتِلْكَin those البِقَاعِlands
فَحَلَّ الرَّبِيعُ بتِلْكَ البِقَاعِ
And she made a circuit of its grounds,
and spring settled in those lands.
فَجاءَتْso she came تَهَادَىswaying gently كمِثْلِjust like الرَّؤُومِa tender mother
فَجاءَتْ تَهَادَى كمِثْلِ الرَّؤُومِ
تُراِعيwatching over غَزَالاًa gazelle بأَعْلىat the top of يَفَاعِa lofty hill
تُراِعي غَزَالاً بأَعْلى يَفَاعِ
So she came swaying gently, like a tender mother,
watching over a gazelle atop a lofty hill.
أَتَتْنَاshe came to us تَبَخْتَرُstrutting فيin مَشْيِهَاher walk
أَتَتْنَا تَبَخْتَرُ في مَشْيِهَا
فَحَلَّتْthen she alighted بوادٍin a valley كَثِيرِabounding in السِّباعِbeasts of prey
فَحَلَّتْ بوادٍ كَثِيرِ السِّباعِ
She came to us, strutting as she walked,
then alighted in a valley teeming with beasts of prey.
ورِيعَتْand she was frightened حذاراًout of fear علىfor طِفْلِهَاher child
ورِيعَتْ حذاراً على طِفْلِهَا
فنادَيْتُso I called out ياO هَذِهِyou there (feminine) لاdo not تُراعِيbe afraid
فنادَيْتُ يا هَذِهِ لا تُراعِي
And she took fright, fearing for her child,
so I called, "Lady, have no fear!
غَزالُكِyour gazelle تَفْرَقُare afraid منهof him اللُّيُوثُthe lions
غَزالُكِ تَفْرَقُ منه اللُّيُوثُ
وتَهْرُبُand flee منهfrom him كُمَاةُchampions المصاعِof combat
وتَهْرُبُ منه كُمَاةُ المصاعِ
Your gazelle is feared by lions,
and champions of combat flee from him."
فوَلَّتْthen she turned away ولِلْمِسْكِand the musk had مِنfrom ذَيْلِهَاher hem
فوَلَّتْ ولِلْمِسْكِ مِن ذَيْلِهَا
علىon الأَرْضthe ground خَطٌّa line كظَهْرِlike the back of الشُّجَاعِa serpent
على الأَرْض خَطٌّ كظَهْرِ الشُّجَاعِ
Then she turned away, and musk from her hem
left a line on the ground like a serpent's back.
Sol 6.1