ريفيةa country girl تهتزsway أعطافهاher sides
ريفية تهتز أعطافها
خصوبةlushness منfrom مرحmerriment وارتياحand ease
خصوبة من مرح وارتياح
A country girl, her body swaying,
A countryside girl sways her branches
with lush vitality born of merriment and ease.
Fertility of playfulness and comfort
ترعرعتshe grew up بينamong ظلالthe shadows الربىthe hills
ترعرعت بين ظلال الربى
ونسمةand the breeze الواديthe valley وعزفand the music الرياحthe winds
ونسمة الوادي وعزف الرياح
She grew up among the shadows of the hills,
She grew up in the shade of pastures
the valley's breeze and the music of the winds.
And the valley's breeze and music of winds
تحيةa greeting منيfrom me إلىto "غادةGhada"
تحية مني إلى "غادة"
هيفاءslender-waisted لفاءfull-thighed كعابbudding-breasted رداحample-hipped
هيفاء لفاء كعاب رداح
A greeting from me to “Ghada,”
Greetings from me to "Ghadah"
slender-waisted, full-thighed, budding-breasted, ample-hipped.
Gentle, kind, lively, bright
فيin الشمسthe sun والظلand the shade نمتshe grew واستوتand matured
في الشمس والظل نمت واستوت
فهيso she is مثالa model للجمالof beauty الصراحpure
فهي مثال للجمال الصراح
In sun and shade she grew and matured,
She grew up and matured in sun and shade
so she is a model of pure beauty.
An example of candid beauty
تختالshe struts منfrom دلcoy charm ومنand from صبوةyouthful longing
تختال من دل ومن صبوة
فيin حسنهاher beauty النشوانecstatic منwith غيرno راحلone departing
في حسنها النشوان من غير راحل
She struts with coy charm and youthful longing,
She struts with charm and youth
in her ecstatic beauty, with no one departing.
Her beauty shines without any makeup
لاno ماnot رأتhas seen عينيmy eye علىdespite ماwhat رأتit has seen
لا ما رأت عيني على ما رأت
منamong الحسانthe beautiful women الرائعاتwondrous الصباحradiant-faced
من الحسان الرائعات الصباح
No—my eye has never seen, despite all it has seen
Never have my eyes seen
of wondrous, radiant beauties,
Such exquisite beauty in the mornings
مثلًاan equal لهاto her فيin حسنهاher beauty غادةa graceful maiden
مثلًا لها في حسنها غادة
باحdisclosed لهاto her الحسنbeauty بماwhat لاnot يباحmay be disclosed
باح لها الحسن بما لا يباح
an equal to her in beauty. A maiden
Ghadah is peerless in her beauty
to whom beauty has disclosed what may not be disclosed.
Her beauty blossoms in wondrous ways
عينانtwo eyes ماwhat is عينthe eye المهاthe oryx والظباand gazelles
عينان ما عين المها والظبا
وقامةand a figure ماwhat are البانthe bān trees؟ ماذاwhat are الرماحthe spears؟
وقامة ما البان؟ ماذا الرماح؟
Two eyes—what are the eyes of oryx and gazelles beside them?
Eyes like a wild deer and gazelle
And a figure—what are bān trees? What are spears?
A figure like a slim branch, what of spears?
وغرةand a forelock منwith غيرno "تسريحةhair styling"
وغرة من غير "تسريحة"
تربعsat enthroned السحرenchantment بهاin it واستراحand rested
تربع السحر بها واستراح
And a forelock without any “styling,”
And a complexion without any makeup
where enchantment sat enthroned and rested.
Enchantment rests on her and settles