وصامتةٍ ناطقَهْ
بألفاظِها شائِقهْ
Silent, yet speaking,
captivating in her words,
تئنّ بلا زفةِ
ولا كبدٍ خافقه
she moans without a sigh,
or a throbbing heart.
كأنّ قواديسها
لها أبداً وامقه
As though her waterwheel buckets
were forever enamored of her:
فَأَجْسَامُها وُتَّبٌ
وأدمعها دافقهْ
their bodies spring and bound,
their tears streaming forth.
تردِّدُ مِن صوتها
لحون لها رائقة
From her voice reverberate
melodies of her own, delightful—
مُغَنّيةٌ تارة
وزامرةٌ حاذقهْ
at times a singer,
and a skillful piper.
Sol 5.6