ثلاثةthree things منعتهاprevented her منfrom زيارتناvisiting us
ثلاثة منعتها من زيارتنا
وقدand already دجاgrew dark الليلthe night خوفfor fear of الكاشحthe spiteful foe الحنقenraged
وقد دجا الليل خوف الكاشح الحنق
Three things kept her from visiting us,
Three things prevented her from visiting us
though night had grown dark, for fear of the spiteful, enraged foe:
As night grew dark, fear of the furious slanderer
ضوءlight الجبينthe brow ووسواسand the soft jingling الحليّthe jewelry وماand what
ضوء الجبين ووسواس الحليّ وما
يفوحwafts منfrom عرقsweat كالعنبرlike ambergris العبقfragrant
يفوح من عرق كالعنبر العبق
the glow of her brow, the soft jingling of her jewelry, and what
The light of the forehead, obsessive jewelry
wafts from her sweat, like fragrant ambergris.
And the fragrance of sweat like ambergris
هبsuppose الجبينthe brow بفضلwith the loose end of الكمّthe sleeve تسترهshe covers it
هب الجبين بفضل الكمّ تستره
والحليand the jewelry تنزعهshe removes it ماwhat الشأنthe matter فيabout العرقthe sweat
والحلي تنزعه ما الشأن في العرق
Suppose she covers her brow with the loose end of her sleeve
Cover the forehead, excess will conceal it
and removes her jewelry—what can she do about her sweat?
Remove the jewelry, what's the issue with sweat
Sol 6.1