إِذاwhen ماemphatic particle الريحُthe wind نَحوَtoward الأَثلِthe tamarisks هَبَّتblew
إِذا ما الريحُ نَحوَ الأَثلِ هَبَّت
وَجَدتُI found الريحَthe wind طَيِّبَةًfragrant جَنوباa southerly wind
وَجَدتُ الريحَ طَيِّبَةً جَنوبا
Whenever the wind blows toward the tamarisks,
When the wind blew toward Athl
I find the southerly wind fragrant.
I found the south wind fragrant.
فَماذاso what يَمنَعُprevents الأَرواحَthe winds تَسريdrift by night
فَماذا يَمنَعُ الأَرواحَ تَسري
بِرَيّاwith the fragrance of أُمِّmother of عَمروٍAmr أَنfrom تَطيباbecoming fragrant
بِرَيّا أُمِّ عَمروٍ أَن تَطيبا
So what keeps the winds that drift by night
So what prevents the souls from flowing
With Umm Amr’s scent from becoming fragrant?
With the wind of Umm 'Amr that brings sweet scent?
أَلَيسَتhas she not أُعطِيَتbeen given فيin حُسنِbeauty of خَلقٍform
أَلَيسَت أُعطِيَت في حُسنِ خَلقٍ
كَماas شاءَتshe wished وَجُنِّبتِand she was spared العُيوباthe flaws
كَما شاءَت وَجُنِّبتِ العُيوبا
Has she not been given beauty of form,
Are you not endowed with beauty of nature
As she wished, and been spared all flaws?
As you wished, spared from faults?
Sol 6.1