لا وَخال كَأَنَّهُ نُقطَة النا

لا وَخال كَأَنَّهُ نُقطَة النا

سخ فَوقَ العذار أَعجَم لاما

سخ فَوقَ العذار أَعجَم لاما

No—by a mole as though it were the dot of a scri-

No, a beauty spot as though it were a mark

be who dotted a lām above the cheek's down.

Of nasalization upon the letter tā’

ما اِطعت الوُشاة فيكَ وَلكِن

ما اِطعت الوُشاة فيكَ وَلكِن

خاطَبوني جَهلا فَقُلتُ سَلاما

خاطَبوني جَهلا فَقُلتُ سَلاما

I did not heed the slanderers concerning you; but

I did not heed the slanderers concerning you

They addressed me in ignorance, so I said, 'Peace.'

But they addressed me in ignorance, so I said, “Peace.”