أتتكshe has come to you أمUmm (mother of) الحسنal-Hasan
أتتك أم الحسن
تشدوshe sings بصوتٍwith a voice حسنlovely
تشدو بصوتٍ حسن
Umm al-Hasan has come to you,
Umm al-Hasan has come to you,
singing in a beautiful voice,
singing in a lovely voice.
تمدshe draws out فيin الحانهاher melodies
تمد في الحانها
مدthe prolongation of الغناءsinging المدنيMedinan
مد الغناء المدني
drawing out in her melodies
She draws out her melodies
the long-drawn strains of Medinan song.
in the manner of Medinan song.
تقودshe leads منيfrom me سلسلاًa docile one
تقود مني سلسلاً
كأننيas though I فيin رسنa halter
كأنني في رسن
She binds me fast with a chain,
She leads me, docile,
as though I were held in a halter.
as though I were held by a halter.
أوراقهاher leaves أستارهاher curtains
أوراقها أستارها
إذاwhen شدتshe sings فيon فننa bough
إذا شدت في فنن
Her leaves are her curtains
Her leaves are her curtains
when she sings upon a bough.
when she sings on a bough.
