هلdo ...? تعرفُyou know الحسناءَthe beautiful woman تَفbegins 'takes pride'
هل تعرفُ الحسناءَ تَف
خَرcompletes 'takes pride' بالبروزin appearing openly علىupon الطريقِthe road
خَر بالبروز على الطريقِ
Do you know the beauty who takes
pride in appearing openly upon the road?
ولهاand she has ولىٌّa guardian لاnot يغاbegins 'is jealous'
ولها ولىٌّ لا يغا
رُcompletes 'is jealous' منat الزيارةِvisiting والطُّروقِand nighttime calls
رُ من الزيارةِ والطُّروقِ
And she has a guardian who feels no
jealousy at visits and calls by night.
لاnot يستريبُhe is suspicious بهاof her وإنand even if
لا يستريبُ بها وإن
كانتshe was شِعاراa next-to-skin garment للرفيقِfor the companion
كانت شِعارا للرفيقِ
He suspects her of nothing, even if
she is a companion’s next-to-skin garment.
وإذاand when اختفتshe hid فيin خِدرهاher secluded chamber
وإذا اختفت في خِدرها
جُلِدتْshe was flogged لتَظهَرso she might appear فيin الحقوقِthe small caskets
جُلِدتْ لتَظهَر في الحقوقِ
And when she hid in her secluded chamber,
she was flogged to make her appear in caskets.
فأتتكso she came to you منهfrom it فيin حِداbegins 'mourning'
فأتتك منه في حِدا
دٍcompletes 'mourning' ناصلٍfaded واهىthreadbare الخروقِthe rents
دٍ ناصلٍ واهى الخروقِ
So she came to you from it in mourning
garb, faded and worn through with holes.
ثمthen اكتستshe clothed herself بغِلالةٍin a sheer tunic
ثم اكتست بغِلالةٍ
إماeither عَرارٍyellow oxeye أوor شقيقِred anemone
إما عَرارٍ أو شقيقِ
Then she clothed herself in a sheer tunic,
either oxeye-yellow or anemone-red.
تاجُthe crown الزُّمُردّemerald فوقabove مَفbegins 'hair-parting'
تاجُ الزُّمُردّ فوق مَف
رقهاcompletes 'her hair-parting' يُرَّصعُis studded بالعقيقِwith agate
رقها يُرَّصعُ بالعقيقِ
The emerald crown above the parting
of her hair is studded with agate.
بينbetween الأنامhumankind وبينهاand between her
بين الأنام وبينها
ماشئتwhatever you wish منof نسبٍkinship عريقِdeep-rooted
ماشئت من نسبٍ عريقِ
Between humankind and her
lies all the deep-rooted kinship you could wish.
Sol 6.1