مَلَكْتنيshe took possession of me وَصِيْفةٌa maidservant لأناسbelonging to some people
مَلَكْتني وَصِيْفةٌ لأناس
تركْتنيshe left me لحُبِّهَاto her love مُنْقادَاsubmissive
تركْتني لحُبِّهَا مُنْقادَا
A maidservant belonging to some people has taken possession of me;
A beauty enslaved me to people
She left me submissive to her love.
Who left me succumbing to her love
حَضَرَتْshe attended مأْتَماًa mourning gathering ولوand had نادَتْshe called to الميْthe dead man (word begins)
حَضَرَتْ مأْتَماً ولو نادَتْ الميْ
يِتَ(completes ‘the dead man’) فيهin it بأنthat يَعُودَhe return لَعَادَاhe would have returned
يِتَ فيه بأن يَعُودَ لَعَادَا
She attended a mourning gathering; had she called the dead
She attended a funeral though if called upon
man there to return, he would have returned.
She would return to her ways
مَنَعُوهَاthey forbade her لُبْسَwearing الحِدَادِmourning clothes وَلَكِنْbut
مَنَعُوهَا لُبْسَ الحِدَادِ وَلَكِنْ
نَشَرَتْshe let down شَعْرَهاher hair فَكَانَand it became حِدَادَاmourning attire
نَشَرَتْ شَعْرَها فَكَانَ حِدَادَا
They forbade her to wear mourning clothes, but
They forbade her to wear black yet
She let down her hair, and it served as mourning attire.
She let down her hair and it was black enough