تُرَكِّبُshe sets الرُّوحَthe soul فِيهِwithin it إِذْwhen تُرَكِّبُهُshe sets it
تُرَكِّبُ الرُّوحَ فِيهِ إِذْ تُرَكِّبُهُ
فيin حِجْرِهاher lap فَمَلاوِيهاso her curves مَلاوِيهِits curves (tuning pegs)
في حِجْرِها فَمَلاوِيها مَلاوِيهِ
She fits a soul within it as she fits it
She sets the soul within it as she sets it
in her lap—its curves becoming her curves.
in her lap; her curves are its curves.
حَتَّىuntil إِذَاwhen دَغْدَغَتْshe tickled أَوْتَارَهُits strings عَبَثاًplayfully
حَتَّى إِذَا دَغْدَغَتْ أَوْتَارَهُ عَبَثاً
تكَلَّمَتْspoke أَلْسُنٌtongues مِنْfrom صَدْرِهاher breast فِيهِwithin it
تكَلَّمَتْ أَلْسُنٌ مِنْ صَدْرِها فِيهِ
Then, when she playfully tickles its strings,
Until, when she playfully tickles its strings,
tongues from her breast speak through it.
tongues speak within it from her breast.
مَاnot أَفْسَدَتْmarred يَدُهاher hand اليُمْنىthe right مَحَاسِنَهُits beauties
مَا أَفْسَدَتْ يَدُها اليُمْنى مَحَاسِنَهُ
مُذْsince أَصْلَحَتْset right يَدُهاher hand اليُسْرىthe left مَساوِيهِits flaws
مُذْ أَصْلَحَتْ يَدُها اليُسْرى مَساوِيهِ
Her right hand does not spoil its beauties,
Her right hand has not marred its beauties
since her left hand has set its faults aright.
since her left hand has set right its flaws.
