حَذّارُvery wary مُدبِرَةٌturning away سَكّاءُearless مُقبِلَةٌapproaching
حَذّارُ مُدبِرَةٌ سَكّاءُ مُقبِلَةٌ
لِلماءِfor water فيin النَحرِthe upper breast مِنهاof her نَوطَةٌa throat pouch عَجَبُa wonder
لِلماءِ في النَحرِ مِنها نَوطَةٌ عَجَبُ
Very wary as she turns away, earless as she approaches,
A sly one, coming and going, thirsty at the water hole
In her upper breast is a wondrous pouch for water.
With a lovely spot upon her throat of wondrous beauty
تَدعوshe calls القَطاthe sandgrouse وَبِهاand by it تُدعىshe is called إِذاwhen نُسِبَتshe is identified by lineage
تَدعو القَطا وَبِها تُدعى إِذا نُسِبَت
ياoh حُسنَهاher beauty حينَwhen تَدعوهاyou call her فَتَنتَسِبُand then she declares her lineage
يا حُسنَها حينَ تَدعوها فَتَنتَسِبُ
She calls the sandgrouse, and by that name she is called when her kind is identified.
She calls to the tomcat, and is called when she is named
How lovely she is when you call her and she declares her lineage!
Oh, her beauty when she calls to him and responds back
Sol 6.1