أنكرتْshe objected to ليلةَthe night اِعتَنَقناwe embraced حُساميmy sword
أنكرتْ ليلةَ اِعتَنَقنا حُسامي
وهوwhile it مُلقىًlay بينيbetween me وبينand between الفتاةِthe maiden
وهو مُلقىً بيني وبين الفتاةِ
She objected to my sword the night we embraced,
The night I embraced my sword
as it lay between me and the maiden.
As it lay between me and the girl,
إنْif يكنit is عائقاًa hindrance يسيراًslight عنfrom الضمembracing
إنْ يكن عائقاً يسيراً عن الضم
مcontinuation of 'embracing' فماyet not زالceased واقياًprotecting منfrom عُداتيmy enemies
م فما زال واقياً من عُداتي
If it is a slight hindrance to embracing,
If it's a slight barrier against intimacy,
yet it has never ceased to shield me from my enemies.
It remains a protection from my transgressions.
هوit قِرْنٌa companion صفوٌpure; sincere ولاand no بُدّescape فيin كلevery
هو قِرْنٌ صفوٌ ولا بُدّ في كل
لِcontinuation of 'every' صفاءٍpurity ننالُهُwe attain it منof قذاةِa speck of grit
لِ صفاءٍ ننالُهُ من قذاةِ
It is a true companion; yet there must be, in every
It is a pure companion, and purity
purity we attain, a speck of grit.
Inevitably has some impurity.
وَاِنتِفاعٌand a benefit وماand not رأَيناwe have seen اِنتِفاعاًa benefit
وَاِنتِفاعٌ وما رأَينا اِنتِفاعاً
أبدَthroughout الدّهرِall time خالياًfree منof بَذاةِunpleasantness
أبدَ الدّهرِ خالياً من بَذاةِ
And it is a benefit—and we have never seen a benefit
And benefit—we've never known a benefit
throughout all time free of unpleasantness.
Completely free of harm.
Sol 6.1