وكأنّand as though درعَكَyour coat of mail أُنشئتwas fashioned منfrom مزنَةٍa rain cloud
وكأنّ درعَكَ أُنشئت من مزنَةٍ
فيكادُso he nearly أنto يعشىbe blinded بهاby it المُستلئمُthe armor-clad man
فيكادُ أن يعشى بها المُستلئمُ
And your coat of mail seems fashioned from a rain cloud,
So the armor-clad man is nearly blinded by it.
وكأنّهمand as though they مماbecause of how تدانواthey drew close والتقواand came together
وكأنّهم مما تدانوا والتقوا
رفٌa flock فتحسَبُهاso you think it تهمُّis poised to act وتهجمُand rushes forward
رفٌ فتحسَبُها تهمُّ وتهجمُ
And they seem, from how they have drawn close and come together,
A flock—you think it is poised to move and rush forward.
وكأنّand as though جسمَكyour body منfrom وراءbehind حجابهاits veil
وكأنّ جسمَك من وراء حجابها
دينٌa faith يشحُّis jealously protective بهِof it تقيُّdevout مُسلمُMuslim
دينٌ يشحُّ بهِ تقيُّ مُسلمُ
And your body seems, behind its veil,
A faith that a devout Muslim guards jealously.