قَوّادَةٌ فارِهَةٌ

لَطيفَةُ التَوَصُّلِ

A consummate procuress,

subtle whenever she contrives,

تَهوي إِلى أَغراضِها

مِثلَ هَوِيِّ الأَجدَلِ

she swoops upon her aims

like a goshawk plunging down.

لَو شَهِدَت صِفّينَ أَو

وَقعَةَ يَومِ الجَمَلِ

Had she witnessed Siffin, or

the battle on the Day of the Camel,

تَوَصَّلَت في الصُلحِ ما

بَينَ اِبنِ هِندٍ وَعَلي

she would have contrived a reconciliation

between Hind’s son and Ali,

وَأَصبَحَت عائِشَةٌ

عَن حَربِهِ بِمَعزِلِ

and Aisha would then have been

apart from war with him.