مُسمِعَةٌa songstress مِنfrom غَيرِother than أَوتَارِstrings
مُسمِعَةٌ مِن غَيرِ أَوتَارِ
إِلاonly اِرتِجالاًimpromptu فَوقَabove أَشجارِtrees
إِلا اِرتِجالاً فَوقَ أَشجارِ
A songstress without strings,
A lute without strings
only improvising above the trees.
Improvising over trees
يَقتَرحُmake requests الناسُpeople عَلَيهاof her وَماand not
يَقتَرحُ الناسُ عَلَيها وَما
يَقتَرحُmake requests الناسُpeople عَلىof الطاريthe newcomer
يَقتَرحُ الناسُ عَلى الطاري
People make requests of her, yet
People suggest to it but
people make no requests of a newcomer.
People don't suggest to the fleeting
تُبدلُshe changes إِنif قيلit is said لَهاto her بَدِّليchange!
تُبدلُ إِن قيل لَها بَدِّلي
طائِعةًobediently مِنfrom غَيرِother than إِصغارِhumiliation
طائِعةً مِن غَيرِ إِصغارِ
She changes her tune if told, 'Change it,'
If told, change it changes
obediently, without humiliation.
Obedient without belittlement
كَأَنَّهاas though she فيin حينthe time of تَبديلهاher changing
كَأَنَّها في حين تَبديلها
تَأخُذُshe takes فيin أَهزاجlilting rhythms أَشعارِpoems
تَأخُذُ في أَهزاج أَشعارِ
As if, when changing her tune,
As if when it changes
she were taking up the lilting rhythms of poems.
It takes on the meters of poetry
عاشِقةa lover of النّوارِblossoms ماnever أَقبلتshe comes
عاشِقة النّوارِ ما أَقبلت
إِلاexcept بِهاupon her آثارُtraces نُوّارِblossoms
إِلا بِها آثارُ نُوّارِ
A lover of blossoms, she never comes
Lover of light, it didn't face
without traces of blossoms upon her.
Except with traces of light
Sol 6.1