ياO غرفتيmy room إنif غرفةa room نطقتspoke
يا غرفتي إن غرفة نطقت
فصفيthen describe لهمto them بعديafter I am gone إذاwhen حضرواthey come
فصفي لهم بعدي إذا حضروا
O my room, if ever a room could speak,
O my room, if you could speak
then tell them about me, after I am gone, when they come,
Describe me to them after I'm gone
وإذاand when همُthey احتملواthey carried إلىto تربdust
وإذا همُ احتملوا إلى ترب
جسديmy body وإنand if رجعواthey returned وقدand already قبرواthey buried
جسدي وإن رجعوا وقد قبروا
and when they have carried to the dust
And if they carry my body
my body, and if they return after burying it,
To be buried in the earth
قوليsay الذيthat which عاينتyou saw firsthand شاهدهits evidence
قولي الذي عاينت شاهده
فالنفسfor the soul يبطلdisproves ظنّهاits suspicion النظرsight
فالنفس يبطل ظنّها النظر
tell what you saw the evidence of;
Tell them what you witnessed
for sight dispels the soul’s suspicions.
For the soul's assumptions are invalidated by sight
واللهby God ماnot كشفتI uncovered بعرضتهاwithin its expanse
والله ما كشفت بعرضتها
عنfrom سوءةprivate parts أنثىa female ولاnor ذكرa male
عن سوءة أنثى ولا ذكر
By God, within its bounds I never uncovered
By God I did not in you
the private parts of any female or male.
Reveal any female's or male's private parts
ولقدand indeed سكنتكI inhabited you مرّةonce مرحاmerrily
ولقد سكنتك مرّة مرحا
ماليI have no لىto me (unclear here) ذيone possessing عورةnakedness وطارand flew (perhaps “desire” intended)
مالي لى ذي عورة وطار
And indeed, I once lived in you, full of mirth;
And I once lived in you innocently
I had no desire for anyone’s nakedness [apparent sense; wording unclear].
Without anything private exposed
فإنso if استرابواthey suspected بيconcerning me ولمand did not تصفيyou describe
فإن استرابوا بي ولم تصفي
فاللّهthen God ماthere is no منfrom دونهbesides Him وزرُrefuge
فاللّه ما من دونه وزرُ
So if they suspect me and you give no account,
So if they doubt me and you do not describe me
then God—there is no refuge besides Him—
Then God knows I have no burden
هوHe شاهدa witness ليfor me فيin ضمائرهمtheir consciences
هو شاهد لي في ضمائرهم
لقبيحtruly vile ماwhat قالواthey said وماand what ذكرواthey mentioned
لقبيح ما قالوا وما ذكروا
is my witness within their consciences.
He is my witness in their consciences
Truly vile is what they said and mentioned.
Against any ugly thing they say or mention