صِلُّa viper صَفاًsmooth rock لاnot تَنطَويshe coils مِنَbecause of القِصَرshortness
صِلُّ صَفاً لا تَنطَوي مِنَ القِصَر
طَويلَةُlong الإِطراقِbowing the head مِنfrom غَيرِother than خَفَرbashfulness
طَويلَةُ الإِطراقِ مِن غَيرِ خَفَر
A rock viper, too short to coil;
Long she keeps her head bowed, but not from modesty;
داهِيَةٌa cunning woman قَدalready صَغُرَتshe has shrunk مِنَfrom الكِبَرold age
داهِيَةٌ قَد صَغُرَت مِنَ الكِبَر
كَأَنَّماas though قَدalready ذَهَبَتhave gone بِهاwith her الفِكَرthoughts
كَأَنَّما قَد ذَهَبَت بِها الفِكَر
A cunning woman, shrunken with old age,
As though thoughts had carried her away;
مَهروتَةُsplit wide الشَدقَينِthe two mouth corners حَولاءُcross-eyed النَظَرthe gaze
مَهروتَةُ الشَدقَينِ حَولاءُ النَظَر
تَفتَرُّshe grins عَنrevealing عوجٍcrooked teeth حِدادٍsharp كَالإِبَرlike needles
تَفتَرُّ عَن عوجٍ حِدادٍ كَالإِبَر
Her mouth split wide at both corners, her gaze cross-eyed;
She grins, revealing crooked teeth, sharp as needles.
Sol 6.1