تكحّلyou apply kohl to عينيكyour two eyes عندَat العشيّevening
تكحّل عينيك عندَ العشيّ
كأنّكas though you were مومِسةa prostitute زانِيَهan adulteress
كأنّك مومِسة زانِيَه
You paint your eyes with kohl at eventide,
You apply kohl to your eyes at evening,
as though you were a whoring prostitute;
As though you were an adulterous prostitute.
وَآيةand a sign ذلكَthat بعدَafter الخلوقkhaluq perfume
وَآية ذلكَ بعدَ الخلوق
تغلّفyou coat رأسكyour head بِالغالِيَهwith ghaliya perfume
تغلّف رأسك بِالغالِيَه
and the proof of it—after your khalūq perfume—is
And a sign of that: after khaluq perfume,
that you coat your head in costly ghāliya.
You coat your head with ghaliya perfume.
وَأنّand that بنيكَyour sons لِريبِowing to the vicissitudes of الزمانtime
وَأنّ بنيكَ لِريبِ الزمان
أَمستhave become رقابهمُtheir necks حالِيَهadorned
أَمست رقابهمُ حالِيَه
And your sons, through the vicissitudes of time,
And that your sons, through time’s vicissitudes,
have come to wear jewels around their necks.
Have come to have their necks adorned.
فَلَوso if كانhad been أوسٌAws لَهمwith them حاضراًpresent
فَلَو كان أوسٌ لَهم حاضراً
لَقالhe would have said لهمto them إنّindeed ذاthis مالِيَهmy property
لَقال لهم إنّ ذا مالِيَه
Had Aws been there with them,
So, had Aws been present with them,
he would have told them: “This wealth is mine.”
He would have told them, 'Indeed, this is my property.'
