عَلِّموهُنَّ الغَزلَ وَالنَسجَ وَالرَد

عَلِّموهُنَّ الغَزلَ وَالنَسجَ وَالرَد

نَ وَخَلّوا كِتابَةً وَقِراءَه

نَ وَخَلّوا كِتابَةً وَقِراءَه

Teach them spinning, weaving, and spindle-

Teach them sewing and weaving and embroidery

work, and leave aside writing and reading.

But keep them from reading and writing

فَصَلاةُ الفَتاةِ بِالحَمدِ وَالإِخ

فَصَلاةُ الفَتاةِ بِالحَمدِ وَالإِخ

لاصِ تُجزي عَن يونُسَ وَبَراءَه

لاصِ تُجزي عَن يونُسَ وَبَراءَه

For a girl's prayer with al-Hamd and al-Ikh-

For a girl's prayers of praise and salvation

las suffices in place of Yunus and Bara'ah.

Are enough to absolve Jonah and exonerate him

تَهتِكُ السِترَ بِالجُلوسِ أَمامَ السِ

تَهتِكُ السِترَ بِالجُلوسِ أَمامَ السِ

ترِ إِن غَنَّتِ القِيانُ وَراءَه

ترِ إِن غَنَّتِ القِيانُ وَراءَه

She rends the veil by sitting before the cur-

She rends the veil by sitting before the veil

tain, if the singing slave-girls sing behind it.

If she sings melodies behind it