قَدindeed حاطَتِshe cared for الزَوجَthe husband حُرَّةٌa freeborn woman سَأَلَتshe asked
قَد حاطَتِ الزَوجَ حُرَّةٌ سَأَلَت
مَليكَهاher Sovereign العَونَhelp فيin حِياطَتِهاher care
مَليكَها العَونَ في حِياطَتِها
A freeborn woman has indeed cared for her husband, asking
The wife was surrounded by freedom, she asked
her Sovereign for help in her care of him.
Her husband for help in containing her
غَدَتshe went in the morning بِبُرسٍwith cotton إِلىto مَرادِنِهاher spindles
غَدَت بِبُرسٍ إِلى مَرادِنِها
أَوor خَيطِthread غَزلٍspun yarn إِلىto خِياطَتِهاher sewing
أَو خَيطِ غَزلٍ إِلى خِياطَتِها
She went in the morning with cotton to her spindles,
She went with a needle to her secrets
or with spun thread to her sewing.
Or a thread of spinning to her sewing
أَماطَتِshe removed السوءَevil عَنfrom ضَمائِرِهاher innermost thoughts
أَماطَتِ السوءَ عَن ضَمائِرِها
فَلاقَتand so she found الخَيرَgood فيin إِماطَتِهاher removal of it
فَلاقَت الخَيرَ في إِماطَتِها
She removed evil from her innermost thoughts,
She lifted the evil from her conscience
and so found good in removing it.
So she found the good in her lifting