نَشَرَتshe spread out ثَلاثَthree ذَوَائِبٍtresses مِنfrom شَعرِهاher hair
نَشَرَت ثَلاثَ ذَوَائِبٍ مِن شَعرِها
لِتُظِلّنيto shade me حذَرَfor fear of الوُشاةِthe tale-bearers الرُّمَقِthe watchful ones
لِتُظِلّني حذَرَ الوُشاةِ الرُّمَقِ
She spread out three tresses of her hair
She let down three braids of her hair
to shade me for fear of the watchful tale-bearers.
To shade me, fearing spies.
فكَأَنَّنِيso, as though I وَكَأَنَّهاand as though she وَكَأَنَّهُand as though it
فكَأَنَّنِي وَكَأَنَّها وَكَأَنَّهُ
صُبحانِtwo dawns باتاthe two spent the night تَحتَbeneath لَيلٍa night مُطبِقall-enveloping
صُبحانِ باتا تَحتَ لَيلٍ مُطبِق
So it was as though I, she, and her hair were
It was as if she and I and they
two dawns that spent the night beneath an all-enveloping night.
Were dawn, grown dark beneath a night fallen.
Sol 6.1