فتنتbewitched محاسنهاher beauties العبدthe worshippers فإنso if بدتshe appeared
فتنت محاسنها العبد فإن بدت
سجدواthey prostrated themselves لهيكلto the temple of قدهاher figure المياسgracefully swaying
سجدوا لهيكل قدها المياس
Her beauties have bewitched the worshippers; if she appears,
they bow before the temple of her gracefully swaying figure.
أوor انصتواthey listened attentively يوماone day لسحرto the enchantment of حديثهاher speech
أو انصتوا يوما لسحر حديثها
غفلواthey grew heedless عنof الناقوسthe church bell والقداسand the Mass
غفلوا عن الناقوس والقداس
Or if one day they listen to the enchantment of her speech,
they grow heedless of the church bell and the Mass.
خودa lovely maiden كأنas though اللهGod كونfashioned جسمهاher body
خود كأن الله كون جسمها
منfrom جوهرthe essence of الألطافgentle graces والايناسand comforting warmth
من جوهر الألطاف والايناس
A lovely maiden, as though God had fashioned her body
from the essence of gentle graces and warmth.
ولوand if انهthat it منof معدنa mineral لبداit would surely appear لناto us
ولو انه من معدن لبدا لنا
منof معدنthe substance of الياقوتrubies والالماسand diamonds
من معدن الياقوت والالماس
And were it made of mineral, it would seem to us
to be of the substance of rubies and diamonds.