أتتنيshe came to me وهيَwhile she was سافرةٌunveiled صباحاin the morning
أتتني وهيَ سافرةٌ صباحا
ومَيلُand the sway العِطفِof her waist قدhad حلَّloosened الوِشاحاthe sash
ومَيلُ العِطفِ قد حلَّ الوِشاحا
She came to me unveiled one morning,
And the sway of her waist had loosened her sash.
فقُمتُso I rose وقدand already خفضتُI had lowered لهاfor her الجَناحاmy wing
فقُمتُ وقد خفضتُ لها الجَناحا
وقُلتُand I said لهاto her بعَيشكِby your life ذُقتِhave you tasted راحاwine
وقُلتُ لها بعَيشكِ ذُقتِ راحا
So I rose, having lowered my wing for her,
And said to her, 'By your life, have you tasted wine (rāḥ)?'
فقالتthen she said لاno وعيشكَand by your life لمdid not أذُقْI taste راrā (wine with the ḥ omitted)
فقالت لا وعيشكَ لم أذُقْ را
أرانيshowed me لفظُهاher utterance دُرَراًpearls تلالَتْthat glittered
أراني لفظُها دُرَراً تلالَتْ
She said, 'No, by your life, I have not tasted rā.'
Her utterance showed me pearls that glittered,
ولكنْbut نافَسَتْshe strove to excel فيهِin it وغالَتْand went to extremes
ولكنْ نافَسَتْ فيهِ وغالَتْ
لذلكَtherefore أوجزَتْهُshe shortened it وماand did not أطالتْprolong it
لذلكَ أوجزَتْهُ وما أطالتْ
But she strove to excel in it and went to extremes;
So she shortened it and did not draw it out.
فقلتُso I said ولِمْand why حذفتِdid you omit الحاءَthe letter ḥāʾ (ḥ) قالَتْshe said
فقلتُ ولِمْ حذفتِ الحاءَ قالَتْ
أخافُI fear تَشَمُّyou will smell أنفاسيmy breath فتَبْراand you will be cured
أخافُ تَشَمُّ أنفاسي فتَبْرا
I said, 'And why did you omit the letter ḥāʾ?' She said,
'I fear you will smell my breath and be cured.'
Sol 6.1