فيهاin it مُؤانِسَةٌa companion لَناfor us وَحشِيَّةٌa wild creature
فيها مُؤانِسَةٌ لَنا وَحشِيَّةٌ
توميshe gestures بِناظِرِهاwith her eye إِلىtoward ظَمياءِa slender-lipped beauty
تومي بِناظِرِها إِلى ظَمياءِ
In it, a wild creature keeps us company,
Gesturing with her eye toward a slender-lipped beauty.
تَختالُshe struts فيin مُتَصَندِلٍsandalwood-hued مُتَكَفِّرٍcamphor-white
تَختالُ في مُتَصَندِلٍ مُتَكَفِّرٍ
تِبراًraw gold أَضَرَّpressed close بِفِضَّةٍagainst silver بَيضاءِwhite
تِبراً أَضَرَّ بِفِضَّةٍ بَيضاءِ
She struts in sandalwood hues and camphor white,
Raw gold pressed close against white silver.
وَدَقيقَةَand one slender الأَطرافِthe extremities وَهيَand she is جَسيمَةٌlarge-bodied
وَدَقيقَةَ الأَطرافِ وَهيَ جَسيمَةٌ
رَيّاsated with water تُمَرمِرُshe sways فيacross مُتونِbroad surfaces ظِماءِthirsty
رَيّا تُمَرمِرُ في مُتونِ ظِماءِ
And one slender at the extremities, though large of body,
Sated with water, she sways across thirsty expanses.
وَمُغَنِّياتٍand songstresses مِنfrom وَراءِbehind سَتائِرٍcurtains
وَمُغَنِّياتٍ مِن وَراءِ سَتائِرٍ
مَشقوقَةَslit الأَوساطِthe middles وَالأَحناءِand the curved sides
مَشقوقَةَ الأَوساطِ وَالأَحناءِ
And songstresses from behind curtains,
Slit at their middles and curved sides.
غَنَّتthey sang فَلَمso not تُحوَجyou were made to need إِلىfor مَشهورَةٍa celebrated singer
غَنَّت فَلَم تُحوَج إِلى مَشهورَةٍ
وَشَدَتand they warbled فَلَمso not تَفقَرyou needed إِلىfor المَيلاءِal-Mayla
وَشَدَت فَلَم تَفقَر إِلى المَيلاءِ
They sang, leaving you no need for a celebrated singer,
And warbled, leaving you no need for al-Mayla.
تَبدوappear عَلىupon أَعناقِهِنَّtheir necks أَهِلَّةٌcrescents
تَبدو عَلى أَعناقِهِنَّ أَهِلَّةٌ
سودٌblack تَبَدَّلُsubstitute ظُلمَةًdarkness بِضِياءِfor light
سودٌ تَبَدَّلُ ظُلمَةً بِضِياءِ
Crescents appear upon their necks,
Black, substituting darkness for light.