أُمُّthe mother of أَبيAbu (father of) عيسىIsa وَاِسحاقand Ishaq
أُمُّ أَبي عيسى وَاِسحاق
غَدَتhas become مرتهنهbound
غَدَت مرتهنه
The mother of Abu Isa and Ishaq
The mother of Abu Isa and Ishaaq
has become bound
Has become hostage
بِصورةto a form قَبيحةugly جداًvery
بِصورة قَبيحة جداً
وَأُخرىand another حَسَنَهbeautiful
وَأُخرى حَسَنَه
to a very ugly form
To a very ugly image
and another beautiful one.
And another, prettier one
مَتىwhenever تسلyou ask عَنabout قصةthe story of ابنيهاher two sons
مَتى تسل عَن قصة ابنيها
تَقلshe says ياO ابنson of هنهso-and-so (a woman)
تَقل يا ابن هنه
Whenever you ask about the story of her two sons,
When asked about the story of her two sons
she says, 'O son of so-and-so,
She says, "Oh my dear boy
أَناI الَّتيthe one whom تَشبَههاresembles her
أَنا الَّتي تَشبَهها
البَلوطةthe oak tree الممتحنهtested
البَلوطة الممتحنه
I am the one resembled by
It is I who resembles them both
the tested oak tree:
The oak tree being tested
تَحملit bears بَلوطاًacorns سَنةa year
تَحمل بَلوطاً سَنة
وَتَحملand it bears العَفصgallnuts سَنهa year
وَتَحمل العَفص سَنه
it bears acorns one year,
Bearing acorns one year
and bears gallnuts another year.'
And gallnuts the next
لَقَدindeed أَتَتshe came بِحجةwith an argument
لَقَد أَتَت بِحجة
لِلّهِto God دَرُّexcellence الفَطِنَهthe clever woman
لِلّهِ دَرُّ الفَطِنَه
She has indeed offered an argument;
She has brought proof
God bless the clever woman!
Of God's wise purpose
Sol 6.1