وَحَيَّةٍand a serpent فيin رَأسِهاher head دُرَّهa pearl
وَحَيَّةٍ في رَأسِها دُرَّه
تَعمَلُshe makes فيon وَجهِthe face of الدُجىdarkness غُرَّهa white blaze
تَعمَلُ في وَجهِ الدُجى غُرَّه
And a serpent with a pearl in her head
With a snake in her head as a crown
Makes a white blaze on the face of darkness.
She prowls in the dark of night with a frown
وَجنَتُهاher cheek أَكبَرُlarger مِنthan رَأسِهاher head
وَجنَتُها أَكبَرُ مِن رَأسِها
فَهيَso she إِذاwhen أَبصَرتَهاyou behold her عِبرَهa lesson
فَهيَ إِذا أَبصَرتَها عِبرَه
Her cheek is larger than her head;
Her fangs are larger than her head
So, when you behold her, she is a lesson.
At the sight of her, hearts fill with dread
كَمmany مِنof مُريبٍa suspect أَهتَكَتshe tore away سِترَهhis veil
كَم مِن مُريبٍ أَهتَكَت سِترَه
وَصَيَّرَتهُand made him فيamong الوَرىhumankind شُهرَهan object of notoriety
وَصَيَّرَتهُ في الوَرى شُهرَه
Many a suspect's veil has she torn away,
How many reputations she tore
And made him notorious among humankind.
And shamed them for all to deplore
يَردَفُهاfollows her أَصفَرُa yellow one فيwithin أَصفَرِyellow
يَردَفُها أَصفَرُ في أَصفَرِ
يَقدُمُهاgoes before her أَسوَدُa black one فيwithin حُمرَهredness
يَقدُمُها أَسوَدُ في حُمرَه
A yellow one within yellow follows her;
Followed by a yellow in yellow
A black one within redness goes before her.
Led by a black in red