بتْناwe spent the night ضيوفاًas guests لغادةٍof a lovely maiden قصدَتْshe intended
بتْنا ضيوفاً لغادةٍ قصدَتْ
ذَبْحَthe slaughter of خروفٍa lamb قَدْalready طابَhad grown fine واعتدلاand become well-proportioned
ذَبْحَ خروفٍ قَدْ طابَ واعتدلا
We spent the night as guests of a young beauty who meant
We spent the night as guests of a lovely maiden who intended
To slaughter a ram that was choice and well-proportioned.
To slaughter a lamb that had grown fine and well-proportioned.
حلَّتْshe untied رباطَthe tether of الخروفِthe lamb منشدةًreciting verse
حلَّتْ رباطَ الخروفِ منشدةً
أماdo … not? ترىyou see الشمسَthe sun حلَّتِhas entered الحملاthe Ram (Aries)
أما ترى الشمسَ حلَّتِ الحملا
She undid the ram’s tether, chanting:
She untied the lamb’s tether, reciting:
“Can you not see the fat? She has loosed the lamb!”
“Do you not see the sun has entered the Ram (Aries)?”
