غَريرةٌan innocent girl بعدُyet لمhas not تَكْعُبْdeveloped budding breasts ودايَتُهاand her nurse
غَريرةٌ بعدُ لم تَكْعُبْ ودايَتُها
قدalready علّقتْshe has hung فوقَهاabove her للعَوذةِas a protective charm الوَدَعاthe cowrie shells
قد علّقتْ فوقَها للعَوذةِ الوَدَعا
An innocent girl, her breasts not yet budded—and her nurse
Has hung cowrie shells above her as a protective charm.
قدindeed غارَsunk فيinto اللّحمِthe flesh كَعْباهاher two anklebones وظَنِّيَand my belief أنْthat
قد غارَ في اللّحمِ كَعْباها وظَنِّيَ أنْ
سَيَطلعانِthey will both emerge علىalong مَجرىthe course الوِشاحِthe sash مَعاtogether
سَيَطلعانِ على مَجرى الوِشاحِ مَعا
Her two anklebones have sunk into the flesh, and I think that
They will emerge together along the course of her sash.