مَرَرتُI passed بِدُكنِby dusky ones القُمصِthe shirts سودِblack العَمائِمِthe turbans
مَرَرتُ بِدُكنِ القُمصِ سودِ العَمائِمِ
تُغَنّيthey sing عَلىupon أَعرافِcrests غيدٍslender beauties نَواعِمِdelicate
تُغَنّي عَلى أَعرافِ غيدٍ نَواعِمِ
I passed by those in dusky shirts and black turbans,
Singing upon the crests of slender, supple beauties.
زُهينَthey took pride بِأَصداغٍin temple-locks تَروقُdelight the eye كَأَنَّهاas though they were
زُهينَ بِأَصداغٍ تَروقُ كَأَنَّها
نُجومٌstars عَلىupon أَعضادِupper arms أَسوَدَa black one فاحِمِcoal-black
نُجومٌ عَلى أَعضادِ أَسوَدَ فاحِمِ
They gloried in lovely temple-locks, as though they were
Stars upon the upper arms of one black as coal.
تَرىyou see ذَهَباًgold أَلقَتهُthey cast it تَحتَbeneath مَآخِرَhindparts
تَرى ذَهَباً أَلقَتهُ تَحتَ مَآخِرَ
لَهاof theirs وَلُجَيناًand silver نُطنَهُthey hung it بِالمَقادِمِupon the foreparts
لَها وَلُجَيناً نُطنَهُ بِالمَقادِمِ
You see gold they have cast beneath hindparts
Of theirs, and silver they have hung upon their fronts.
فَياso, oh حُسنَbeauty خَلقٍcreation مِنof نِضارٍpure gold وَفِضَّةٍand silver
فَيا حُسنَ خَلقٍ مِن نِضارٍ وَفِضَّةٍ
وَخَزٍّand silk-and-wool cloth وَديباجٍand brocade أَحَمَّjet-black وَقاتِمِand dusky
وَخَزٍّ وَديباجٍ أَحَمَّ وَقاتِمِ
Oh, what a lovely creation of pure gold and silver,
And silk-and-wool cloth and brocade, jet-black and dusky!
Translation model: Sol 6.1