وقحبةٌ في حرِّها
حرٌّ يُنافي ذكرها
And a whore within her sanctuary—
Syrian rue is at odds with speaking of her.
إن قلت ما أقبحها
قلت وما أحرُّها
If you say, “How ugly she is!”
I reply, “And how forbidden she is!”
Sol 5.6
وقحبةٌ في حرِّها
حرٌّ يُنافي ذكرها
And a whore within her sanctuary—
Syrian rue is at odds with speaking of her.
إن قلت ما أقبحها
قلت وما أحرُّها
If you say, “How ugly she is!”
I reply, “And how forbidden she is!”
Sol 5.6