Sol 6.1

  1. لقد فاجأتني جالساً قرب أمها

    اقبل كفيها ووجهي احمر

    She took me by surprise as I sat beside her mother,

    kissing her hands, my face flushed red.

  2. فظنت بنا سوءاً ومالت بوجهها

    وكادت بما ظنت من السوء تجهر

    She suspected us of wrongdoing and turned her face away,

    and nearly spoke aloud of the evil she suspected.

  3. ولما رأتها أمها كيف أدبرت

    ترش لآلي مدمعيها وتزفر

    And when her mother saw how she turned away,

    scattering pearls from her eyes and sighing,

  4. أتتها وقالت يا ثريا ظلمتنا

    بظن فما واللَه في الأمر منكر

    she came to her and said, “Thurayya, you have wronged us

    through suspicion—for, by God, there is nothing improper here.

  5. أتى ضارعاً مستأذناً فيزورنا

    ويخلو بك الليل طويل ويسهر

    He came pleading, asking permission to visit us

    and be alone with you through the long night, staying awake.

  6. ولما أجزت الأمر أثلج صدره

    واهوى على كفيّ باللثم يشكر

    And when I gave permission, it gladdened his heart,

    and he bent over my hands, thanking me with kisses.”

  7. فقالت ثريا لو منعت مجيئه

    ولم أر منه غير ما كنت أنظر

    Then Thurayya said, “Had you forbidden his coming,

    and had I seen of him only what I was seeing,

  8. لهان على قلبي احتمال فراقه

    وكنت على الوجد المبرح اصبر

    my heart would have found separation from him easy to bear,

    and I would have patiently endured love’s agonizing longing.

  9. اغار عليه منك يا أم فاعذري

    ومن كان مثلي الهوى فهو يعذر

    I am jealous over him even of you, Mother—so forgive me;

    and anyone who loves as I do may be forgiven.”