وَمَملوكَةٍand a bondwoman عِنديin my possession عَزيزٍnoble نِجارُهاher stock
وَمَملوكَةٍ عِندي عَزيزٍ نِجارُها
عَلَيهاupon her حُلِيٌّornaments مِنof لُجَينٍsilver وَمِنand of تِبرِgold
عَلَيها حُلِيٌّ مِن لُجَينٍ وَمِن تِبرِ
And a bondwoman I own, of noble stock,
Wears ornaments of silver and of gold.
إِذاwhen قابَلَتshe faces بَدرَthe full moon السَماءِthe sky بِوَجهِهاwith her face
إِذا قابَلَت بَدرَ السَماءِ بِوَجهِها
تَيَقَّنتَyou are certain أَنَّthat البَدرَthe full moon قُوبِلَis met بِالبَدرِby the full moon
تَيَقَّنتَ أَنَّ البَدرَ قُوبِلَ بِالبَدرِ
When she faces heaven’s full moon with her face,
You are certain the full moon is met by another full moon.
يُؤَثِّرُaffects فيهاher الوَهمُfancy مِنbecause of صَلَفٍhaughtiness بِهاwithin her
يُؤَثِّرُ فيها الوَهمُ مِن صَلَفٍ بِها
فَمِنso for أَجلِthe sake of هذاthis لاnot تَريمُshe departs عَنِfrom الخِدرِthe curtained chamber
فَمِن أَجلِ هذا لا تَريمُ عَنِ الخِدرِ
A mere fancy affects her, such is her haughtiness;
So for this reason she never leaves the curtained chamber.
تُخَبِّرُنيshe tells me عَنّيabout me بِماof what لاnot رَأَيتُهُI have seen it
تُخَبِّرُني عَنّي بِما لا رَأَيتُهُ
فَتَصدُقَand so she speaks truthfully فيماin what خَبَّرَتshe reported وَهيَthough she لاnot تَدريshe knows
فَتَصدُقَ فيما خَبَّرَت وَهيَ لا تَدري
She tells me about myself what I have not seen,
And speaks truth in what she reports, though she does not know.
تُقابِلُshe responds بِالتَقطيبِwith a frown إِنif قوبِلَتshe is met بِهِwith it
تُقابِلُ بِالتَقطيبِ إِن قوبِلَت بِهِ
وَإِنand if قوبِلَتshe is met بِالبِشرِwith cheer لاقَتهُshe greets him بِالبِشرِwith cheer
وَإِن قوبِلَت بِالبِشرِ لاقَتهُ بِالبِشرِ
She responds with a frown if met with one;
And if someone greets her with cheer, she greets him with cheer.
Sol 6.1