أَتَتكَshe has come to you أُمُّmother of الحَسَنal-Hasan
أَتَتكَ أُمُّ الحَسَن
تَشدوshe sings بِصَوتwith a voice حَسنِlovely
تَشدو بِصَوت حَسنِ
Umm al-Hasan has come to you,
The mother of beauty came to you
singing with a lovely voice.
Singing in a beautiful voice
تَمُدُّshe draws out فيin أَلحانِهاher melodies
تَمُدُّ في أَلحانِها
مَدَّthe prolongation of الغناءِsinging المَدَنيMedinan
مَدَّ الغناءِ المَدَني
She draws out her melodies
Extending in her melodies
in the manner of Medinan song.
The extent of urban singing
تَقومنّيshe sets me straight سَلسلاpliant
تَقومنّي سَلسلا
كَأَنَّنيas though I فيwere in رسنِa halter
كَأَنَّني في رسنِ
She guides me, pliant,
Standing me in chains
as though I were in a halter.
As if I were in idol
أَوراقُهاher leaves أَستارُهاher curtains
أَوراقُها أَستارُها
إِذاwhen شدتshe sings فيupon فَنَنِa bough
إِذا شدت في فَنَنِ
Her leaves are her curtains
Its leaves are its curtains
when she sings upon a bough.
If tightened in its arts