جاريةٌa maiden تعُزىis attributed إلىto أبيهاher father
جاريةٌ تعُزى إلى أبيها
ولمand has not تلِدْborne children ولمand has not يلِدْbegotten أبوهاher father
ولم تلِدْ ولم يلِدْ أبوها
A maiden attributed to her father,
A girl attributed to her father,
Yet she has not borne children, nor has her father begotten.
Though she was never born, nor was he.
إذاif سبىَcaptivates بالحسنwith beauty وجهٌa face ناظرٌgazing
إذا سبىَ بالحسن وجهٌ ناظرٌ
سبتْshe captivates عيوناeyes وسبتْand she captivates وجوهاfaces
سبتْ عيونا وسبتْ وجوها
If a gazing face captivates with beauty,
When a handsome face is praised,
She captivates eyes and captivates faces.
Eyes and faces are captivated.
تركبُrides ظهرَthe back of الليلthe night منهاfrom her سُربةٌa troop
تركبُ ظهرَ الليل منها سُربةٌ
تُعَدُّare counted أيامُdays الزمانtime فيهاwithin it
تُعَدُّ أيامُ الزمان فيها
A troop of hers rides upon the back of night;
A group of them ride the night’s back,
Within it, the days of time are counted.
Counting the days of time through her.
يتيهgoes astray منwhoever يأتمّtakes guidance فيin الصبحthe morning بهاby her
يتيه من يأتمّ في الصبح بها
وابنand the son of الظلامdarkness لاnot يخافُfears التِّيهاgoing astray
وابن الظلام لا يخافُ التِّيها
Whoever follows her lead in the morning goes astray,
Lost is he who hopes for her at dawn,
And the son of darkness does not fear losing his way.
For the son of darkness fears no loss of way.
تَشْنَاhates أباهاher father كلُّevery نفسٍsoul أنهbecause he
تَشْنَا أباها كلُّ نفسٍ أنه
يَفْنَىperishes بهthrough him البأسُstrength الذيthat يُهنيهاgladdens it
يَفْنَى به البأسُ الذي يُهنيها
Every soul hates her father, for
Every soul complains her father is so stern
Through him the strength that gladdens it perishes.
That through him perishes the might that humbles her.
Sol 6.1