صَدَّتْshe turned away مُجانِبَةًkeeping aloof نُوَارُNuwār
صَدَّتْ مُجانِبَةً نُوَارُ
ونَأىand drew away بِجانِبِهاwith her side ازْوِرارُaversion
ونَأى بِجانِبِها ازْوِرارُ
Nawār turned away, keeping her distance;
Nuwār turned away, keeping aloof,
her aversion made her turn aside.
and aversion drew her aside.
ورَأتْand she saw ثِيابيmy clothes قَدْalready غَدَتْhad become
ورَأتْ ثِيابي قَدْ غَدَتْ
وكَأَنَّهاand as though they were دِمَنٌcamp remains قِفارُdesolate
وكَأَنَّها دِمَنٌ قِفارُ
She saw that my clothes had become
And she saw that my clothes had become
like the ruins of encampments in desolate wastes.
like desolate camp remains.
ياO هَذِهِyou (feminine) إِنْif رُحْتُI go about فيin
يا هَذِهِ إِنْ رُحْتُ في
خَلَقٍworn-out clothing فَماthen there is no فيin ذَلِكَthat عَارُshame
خَلَقٍ فَما في ذَلِكَ عَارُ
O woman, if I go about
O you, if I go about in
in threadbare clothes, there is no shame in that.
worn-out clothing, there is no shame in that.
هَذيthis المُدامُwine هيit is الحَياlife (continued next line)
هَذي المُدامُ هي الحَيا
ةُcompletion of 'life' قَميصُهاits tunic خَزَفٌearthenware وقارُand pitch
ةُ قَميصُها خَزَفٌ وقارُ
This wine is li—
This wine is life—
—fe; its shirt is earthenware and pitch.
its tunic is earthenware and pitch.
