يَمشينَthey walk وَهناًlate at night وَبَعْدَand after الوَهْنِthe late hour of night مِنout of خَفَرٍbashfulness
يَمشينَ وَهناً وَبَعْدَ الوَهْنِ مِن خَفَرٍ
وَمِنand from حَياءٍmodesty غَضِيضِlowered الطَّرفِthe gaze مَستورِveiled
وَمِن حَياءٍ غَضِيضِ الطَّرفِ مَستورِ
They walk late at night, and later still, out of bashfulness,
And from veiled modesty, with downcast eyes.
إِذاwhen اِنتَسَبْنَthey recount their lineage ذَكَرنَthey mention الحَيَّthe clan مِنof أَسَدٍAsad
إِذا اِنتَسَبْنَ ذَكَرنَ الحَيَّ مِن أَسَدٍ
مُنَزَّهاتٌkept free عَنِfrom الفَحْشاءِindecency وَالزَّورِand falsehood
مُنَزَّهاتٌ عَنِ الفَحْشاءِ وَالزَّورِ
When they recount their lineage, they name the clan of Asad,
Untainted by indecency and falsehood.
يَحمِلنَthey possess ماwhatever شِئتَyou wish مِنof دينٍpiety وَمِنand of حَسَبٍancestral honor
يَحمِلنَ ما شِئتَ مِن دينٍ وَمِن حَسَبٍ
وَماand whatever تَمَنَّنينَyou wish for مِنof خَلقٍbodily form وَتَصويرِand appearance
وَما تَمَنَّنينَ مِن خَلقٍ وَتَصويرِ
They possess all you could wish of piety and ancestral honor,
And all you could desire in bodily form and appearance.
غَرُّfair منعمةٌpampered يَضحَكنَthey smile عنrevealing بَرَدٍhailstones
غَرُّ منعمةٌ يَضحَكنَ عن بَرَدٍ
تُمِّمْنَthey were perfected فيin أيِّwhat تَبتيلٍshapeliness of limbs وَتَخصيرِand slenderness of waist
تُمِّمْنَ في أيِّ تَبتيلٍ وَتَخصيرِ
Fair and pampered, they smile, revealing hailstones.
They were made perfect—what shapely limbs and slender waists!
لاnot يَلتَفِتنَthey turn to look وَلاand do not يَنطِقْنَthey utter فاحِشَةًan obscenity
لا يَلتَفِتنَ وَلا يَنطِقْنَ فاحِشَةً
وَلاand do not يُسائِلْنَthey ask عَنabout تِلكَthose الأَضابيرِthe groups of people
وَلا يُسائِلْنَ عَن تِلكَ الأَضابيرِ
They neither turn to look nor utter obscenities,
Nor do they ask about those gatherings.