قالَتshe said أَتَرىdo you think الحيَّthe clan بِقَتليto kill me ائتَمرواthey conspired
قالَت أَتَرى الحيَّ بِقَتلي ائتَمروا
ماwhat الحيلَةُthe remedy ماwhat الرأيthe counsel حَديثيmy story سَمَرُevening talk
ما الحيلَةُ ما الرأي حَديثي سَمَرُ
She said, "Do you think the clan has conspired to kill me?
She said, "Do you think that the living plotted my murder?
What is the remedy? What is the counsel? My story is evening talk."
What cleverness, what idea, my conversation entertained!
إِنif يَخشَfears منَfrom القَومthe people سِراراًsecret whispers قَمَريmy moon
إِن يَخشَ منَ القَوم سِراراً قَمَري
لاno غَروَwonder مِنَfrom السِرارِthe moon's dark phase يؤتىis assailed القَمَرُthe moon
لا غَروَ مِنَ السِرارِ يؤتى القَمَرُ
If my moon fears the people's secret whispers,
If the full moon fears secrets from these folk,
No wonder: the moon is assailed by its dark phase.
There's no wonder that secrets attain the moon."