قَليلَةُhaving little لَحمِflesh النَاظرَينَthe two eyes يَزينُهاadorns her
قَليلَةُ لَحمِ النَاظرَينَ يَزينُها
شَبابٌyouth وَمَخفوضٌand easy مِنَof العَيشِliving بارِدُcool
شَبابٌ وَمَخفوضٌ مِنَ العَيشِ بارِدُ
With little flesh about her eyes, she is adorned
Her eyes have little flesh, yet youth and lowered life adorn her.
By youth and cool, easy living.
She wished to rise and pace the aisle, but rising was denied her;
أَرادَتshe wished لِتَنتاشَto reach for الرِواقَthe tent curtain فَلَمbut did not تَقُمrise
أَرادَت لِتَنتاشَ الرِواقَ فَلَم تَقُم
إِلَيهِtoward it وَلَكِنand yet طَأطَأَتهُlowered it الوَلائِدُthe maidservants
إِلَيهِ وَلَكِن طَأطَأَتهُ الوَلائِدُ
She wished to reach the tent curtain, but did not rise
Childbearing pressed her down. She tends to merry talk, as though
Toward it; instead, the maidservants lowered it.
She were a sister to the one whom fate so long has tried.
تَناهىgoes no further إِلىto لَهوِthe amusement الحَديثِof conversation كَأَنَّهاas though she were
تَناهى إِلى لَهوِ الحَديثِ كَأَنَّها
أَخوone afflicted by سَقطَةٍa fall قَدalready أَسلَمَتهُhave abandoned him العَوائِدُthe women visiting the sick
أَخو سَقطَةٍ قَد أَسلَمَتهُ العَوائِدُ
She goes no further than playful conversation, as though she were
A man laid low by a fall, whom the women visiting him have abandoned.
Partial English translation: 4 of 6 Arabic lines translated.