نَشرَتshe spread شَعرَهاher hair نَصيفاًa veil فكانَتand so she was
نَشرَت شَعرَها نَصيفاً فكانَت
فيin نَصيفَينِtwo veils شَعرِهاher hair والنَّصيفِand the veil
في نَصيفَينِ شَعرِها والنَّصيفِ
She let down her hair as a veil, and thus she stood
She spread her hair as a veil, and so she was
within two veils: her tresses and the veil.
In two veils: her hair and the veil.
غادةٌa graceful maiden أنكرَتshe disapproved of لحيfor a living man مماتاًdeath
غادةٌ أنكرَت لحي مماتاً
ورَأتand she deemed ميتَتيmy death مِنamong المَعروفِacts of kindness
ورَأت ميتَتي مِن المَعروفِ
A graceful maiden, she begrudged any living man death,
A graceful maiden who thought a living man's death wrong,
yet deemed my death an act of kindness.
Yet deemed my death an act of kindness.
