بتناwe spent the night ضيوفاًas guests لغادةٍof a fair maiden قصدَتْshe intended
بتنا ضيوفاً لغادةٍ قصدَتْ
ذبحَslaughtering خروفٍa sheep قَدْalready طابَhad grown fine واعتدلاand had become well-proportioned
ذبحَ خروفٍ قَدْ طابَ واعتدلا
We spent the night as guests of a fair maiden who intended
To slaughter a sheep that had grown fine and well-proportioned.
حلتْshe untied رباطَthe tether of الخروفِthe sheep تنشدُهُshe recites to it
حلتْ رباطَ الخروفِ تنشدُهُ
أماdo … not ترىyou see الشمسَthe sun حلَّتِhas entered الحَملاAries, the Ram
أما ترى الشمسَ حلَّتِ الحَملا
She untied the sheep’s tether, reciting to it:
“Do you not see that the sun has entered Aries, the Ram?”