تَظَلُّshe remains وَراءَbehind السِترِthe curtain تَرنوshe gazes بِلَحظِهاwith her gaze
تَظَلُّ وَراءَ السِترِ تَرنو بِلَحظِها
إِذاwhen مَرَّpasses by مِنamong أَترابِهاher peers مَنone who يَروقُهاpleases her
إِذا مَرَّ مِن أَترابِها مَن يَروقُها
She remains behind the curtain, gazing with her eyes,
She lingers behind the veil, yearning with her glance
when one of her peers who pleases her passes by.
If one she fancies passes by her peers
إِذاwhen جَمَعَgathered الإِثنانِthe two جَمعاًtogether رَمَيتُهُمI assailed them
إِذا جَمَعَ الإِثنانِ جَمعاً رَمَيتُهُم
بِأَركانِهاwith her limbs حَتّىuntil تَخَلّىbecame clear سَبيلُهاher path
بِأَركانِها حَتّى تَخَلّى سَبيلُها
When the two gather together, I assail them
When two are gathered, I pelt them
with her limbs, until her path is clear.
With her pillows, until he leaves her be
أَضَرَّcaused harm بِهاto her التَهجيرُtravel in the midday heat حَتّىuntil كَأَنَّهاas though she were
أَضَرَّ بِها التَهجيرُ حَتّى كَأَنَّها
بَقاياremnants سُلالٍwasting sickness لَمdid not يَدَعهاspare her سُلالُهاher wasting sickness
بَقايا سُلالٍ لَم يَدَعها سُلالُها
Travel in the midday heat has worn her down until she is like
Separation has marred her, as though she were
the remnants left by wasting sickness; her sickness has not spared her.
The remnants of a lineage abandoned by its own