قُلْsay لِلْمَلِيْحَةِto the beautiful woman فِيin الخِمَارِthe veil الأكْحَلِkohl-black
قُلْ لِلْمَلِيْحَةِ فِي الخِمَارِ الأكْحَلِ
كَالشَّمْسِlike the sun مِنْthrough خَلَلِgaps in الغَمَامِthe clouds المُنْجَلِيclearing
كَالشَّمْسِ مِنْ خَلَلِ الغَمَامِ المُنْجَلِي
Say to the fair one in the kohl-black veil,
Tell the beauty in the dark veil
Like the sun through gaps in the clearing clouds:
Like the sun through the slanted clouds
بِحَيَاةِby the life of حُسْنِكِyour beauty أَحْسِنِيbe kind وَبِحَقِّand by the right of مَنْthe one who
بِحَيَاةِ حُسْنِكِ أَحْسِنِي وَبِحَقِّ مَنْ
جَعَلَmade الجَمَالَbeauty عَلَيْكِfor you وَقْفَاًan exclusive endowment أَجْمِلِيbe gracious
جَعَلَ الجَمَالَ عَلَيْكِ وَقْفَاً أَجْمِلِي
By the life of your beauty, be kind, and by the right of the one
By the life of your beauty, be good and by the right of Him
Who made beauty yours alone, be gracious.
Who made beauty incumbent upon you, be most beautiful
لاَdo not تَقْبَلِيaccept قَوْلَthe words of الوُشَاةِthe slanderers فَإِنَّنِيfor indeed I
لاَ تَقْبَلِي قَوْلَ الوُشَاةِ فَإِنَّنِي
لَمْdid not أُصْغِI heed فِيْكِabout you إِلَىto مَقَالِthe talk of العُذَّلِthe reproachers
لَمْ أُصْغِ فِيْكِ إِلَى مَقَالِ العُذَّلِ
Do not accept the slanderers' words, for I
Do not accept the words of backbiters, for I
Have not heeded the reproachers' talk about you.
Did not listen to the words of slanderers about you
إِنِّيindeed I اُعِيْذُكِI seek protection for you أَنْthat يُكَدِّرَcloud آخِرٌwhat comes later
إِنِّي اُعِيْذُكِ أَنْ يُكَدِّرَ آخِرٌ
بِمَقَالَةِthrough the talk of الوَاشِيْنَthe slanderers صَفْوَthe purity of الأَوَّلِwhat came first
بِمَقَالَةِ الوَاشِيْنَ صَفْوَ الأَوَّلِ
Indeed, I seek protection for you, lest what comes later cloud,
I seek refuge for you from another who would trouble
Through the slanderers' talk, the purity of what came first.
The clearness of the first with the words of slanderers
Sol 6.1