قَدindeed كُنتُI was أَحسَبُI thought أَنَّنيthat I جلدrobust القُوىin strength
قَد كُنتُ أَحسَبُ أَنَّني جلد القُوى
حَتّىuntil رَأَيتI saw كَواعِباًbudding-breasted maidens أَتراباًof equal age
حَتّى رَأَيت كَواعِباً أَتراباً
I had thought myself tough and strong,
I used to think I was strong
Until I saw budding-breasted maidens of equal age,
Until I saw delicate maidens
يَرفُلنَthey walk proudly فيin وَشيِembroidery البُرودِthe cloaks عَشِيَّةًone evening
يَرفُلنَ في وَشيِ البُرودِ عَشِيَّةً
مِثلَlike الظِباءِthe gazelles وَقَدand already مُلِئنَthey were filled شَباباًwith youth
مِثلَ الظِباءِ وَقَد مُلِئنَ شَباباً
Sweeping along in embroidered cloaks one evening,
Strolling in the evening dew
Like gazelles, brimming with youth.
Like graceful deer, filled with youth
قَرَّبنَthey brought near حَوراءَdark-eyed المَدامِعِthe eye corners طَفلَةًsoft-skinned
قَرَّبنَ حَوراءَ المَدامِعِ طَفلَةً
أَربَبنَthey clung مِنout of عُجبٍadmiration بِهاto her إِرباباsteadfast attachment
أَربَبنَ مِن عُجبٍ بِها إِربابا
They brought near a soft-skinned, dark-eyed maiden;
They brought a teary-eyed beauty
They clung devotedly to her out of admiration.
Amazingly charming and lovely
تِلكَthat woman الَّتيwho لاno شَكَّdoubt حَقّاًtruly أَنَّهاthat she
تِلكَ الَّتي لا شَكَّ حَقّاً أَنَّها
خُلِقَتshe was created لِحينِكَfor your doom فِتنَةًa temptation وَعَذاباand torment
خُلِقَت لِحينِكَ فِتنَةً وَعَذابا
She is the one—there is truly no doubt—who
She who was surely created
Was created for your doom, a temptation and torment.
Just for you, seduction and torment
Sol 6.1