ماnot قيِّمُattendant الحمَّامِthe bathhouse إلاّexcept فتنةٌa temptation
ما قيِّمُ الحمَّامِ إلاّ فتنةٌ
للناسِfor people عاملةٌworking علىupon الأرواحِthe souls
للناسِ عاملةٌ على الأرواحِ
The bathhouse attendant is nothing but a temptation,
The dove is nothing but seduction
for people, working upon their souls.
To people working on souls
هوhe قيِّمٌan attendant يسطوassails بطرفٍwith a glance شاطرٍroguish
هو قيِّمٌ يسطو بطرفٍ شاطرٍ
والردفُand the rump منهُof him راجحُoutweighing الرجَّاحِthe very weighty
والردفُ منهُ راجحُ الرجَّاحِ
He is an attendant who assails with a roguish glance,
It is a valuer with a clever glance
and his rump outweighs the weightiest.
And its tail outweighs the scales