بَدَتْshe appeared فيamong نِسْوَةٍwomen مِثْلlike الthe
بَدَتْ في نِسْوَةٍ مِثْل ال
مَهَاoryx أُدْمِجْنَwere firmly molded إِدْمَاجَاwith firm molding
مَهَا أُدْمِجْنَ إِدْمَاجَا
She appeared among a company of women like...
She appeared among women like the
...oryx, pressed close and interwoven.
oryx, their forms firmly molded.
يجاذِبْنَthey draw to and fro منfrom الأرْدَاthe haunches (word continues)
يجاذِبْنَ من الأرْدَا
فِcompletes 'haunches' كُثْبَاناًsand dunes وأَمْوَاجَاand waves
فِ كُثْبَاناً وأَمْوَاجَا
They tugged against one another, their haunches...
With their haunches they draw to and fro
...dunes and rolling waves.
sand dunes and waves;
وَيَسْتُرْنَand they veil عنfrom الأبصاthe eyes (word continues)
وَيَسْتُرْنَ عن الأبصا
رِcompletes 'eyes' فيin الدّيباجِthe brocade ديبَاجَاbrocade
رِ في الدّيباجِ ديبَاجَا
And from all eyes they hid...
and veil from sight
...within brocade, yet another brocade.
brocade within brocade,
وَقُضْبَاناًand rods مِنَof الفِضَّthe silver (word continues)
وَقُضْبَاناً مِنَ الفِضَّ
ةِcompletes 'silver' قدalready أَثْمَرَتِbore fruit العَاجَاivory
ةِ قد أَثْمَرَتِ العَاجَا
And silver branches...
and rods of silver
...had borne ivory for fruit.
that have already borne ivory as fruit.
وقدand already لاثَتْshe wound منfrom الكَوْرِthe turban coils
وقد لاثَتْ من الكَوْرِ
علىupon مَفْرِقِهاthe parting of her hair تَاجَاa crown
على مَفْرِقِها تَاجَا
And she had wound from turban folds...
And from turban coils she had wound
...a crown upon the parting of her hair.
a crown upon the parting of her hair.
فلمّاthen when طُفْنَthey went around بالمجْلِin the gathering (word continues)
فلمّا طُفْنَ بالمجْلِ
سِcompletes 'gathering' أفراداًsingly وأَزْوَاجَاand in pairs
سِ أفراداً وأَزْوَاجَا
Then, when they circled through the gathering,
Then, when they moved about the gathering,
singly and in pairs,
singly and in pairs,
تجاوَبْنَthey answered one another فَغَنَّيْنَthen they sang
تجاوَبْنَ فَغَنَّيْنَ
كَto you أَرْمَالاًramal rhythms وأَهْزَاجَاand hazaj rhythms
كَ أَرْمَالاً وأَهْزَاجَا
they answered one another and sang...
they answered one another, then sang
...in ramal and hazaj rhythms.
to you in ramal and hazaj rhythms;
وَحَرَّكْنَand they set in motion منof الأوْتَاthe strings (word continues)
وَحَرَّكْنَ من الأوْتَا
رِcompletes 'strings' إِمْساكاًholding back وإدْمَاجَاand interweaving
رِ إِمْساكاً وإدْمَاجَا
And over the strings they moved...
and set the strings in motion,
...now holding back, now weaving notes together.
with pauses and interweaving.
فلاso no لَوْمَblame علىupon قلْبِheart
فلا لَوْمَ على قلْبِ
كَyour (attached to 'heart') أنfor هُيِّجit was roused فاهْتاجَاso it grew impassioned
كَ أن هُيِّج فاهْتاجَا
So no blame lies upon your heart...
So your heart is not to blame
...for surging with passion when it was stirred.
for being roused and growing impassioned.
Sol 6.1