وَأَبيَضَand a white one أَمّاas for جِسمُهُits body فَمُدَوَّرٌthen it is round
وَأَبيَضَ أَمّا جِسمُهُ فَمُدَوَّرٌ
نَقِيٌّpure وَأَمّاand as for رَأسُهُits head فَمُعارُthen it is borrowed
نَقِيٌّ وَأَمّا رَأسُهُ فَمُعارُ
And a white one—as for its body, it is round,
His body is white and round,
Pure; and as for its head, it is borrowed.
Pure, and his head so proud,
وَماand not يُشتَرىis bought إِلّاexcept لِتَسكُنَso that she may dwell وَسطَهُwithin it
وَما يُشتَرى إِلّا لِتَسكُنَ وَسطَهُ
بَديعَةُa beauty رَأسٍa head ماnot عَلَيهِupon it خِمارُa veil
بَديعَةُ رَأسٍ ما عَلَيهِ خِمارُ
It is bought only so that within it may dwell
Bought not but as ornament,
A beauty whose head bears no veil.
To settle in the center's tent.
لَهاshe has أَخَواتٌsisters أَربَعٌfour هُنَّthey مِثلُهاlike her
لَها أَخَواتٌ أَربَعٌ هُنَّ مِثلُها
وَلَكِنَّهاbut she الصُغرىthe smallest وَهُنَّand they كِبارُlarge
وَلَكِنَّها الصُغرى وَهُنَّ كِبارُ
She has four sisters who are like her,
Four sisters has he got, all same,
But she is the smallest, while they are large.
But she's the youngest of the dame.
وَماand not فيهِin it مِنany نَفعٍuse سِوىexcept خَطِّinscription رَأسِهِits head
وَما فيهِ مِن نَفعٍ سِوى خَطِّ رَأسِهِ
وَبَعدُand besides فَفيهِthen in it زينَةٌadornment وَوَقارُand dignity
وَبَعدُ فَفيهِ زينَةٌ وَوَقارُ
There is no use in it except the inscription on its head;
No benefit there is, but lines on his head,
And besides, it has adornment and dignity.
After that, beauty and glory instead.
Sol 6.1