قدindeed أصَمَّتناshe has deafened us بِصَوتٍwith a voice
قد أصَمَّتنا بِصَوتٍ
مُذهِبٍtaking away عناfrom us المَسَرَّهjoy
مُذهِبٍ عنا المَسَرَّه
Indeed, she has deafened us with a voice
Her voice has deafened us,
That takes joy away from us.
Taking away all our joy,
ولهاand she has شَعرٌhair يُغَطِّيcovers
ولها شَعرٌ يُغَطِّي
وجهَهاher face عنfrom كلِّevery نَظرَهglance
وجهَها عن كلِّ نَظرَه
And she has hair that covers
Her hair covers her face
Her face from every glance.
From every glance.
فهيso she تَحكيresembles فيin غِناهاher singing
فهي تَحكي في غِناها
بومةًan owl فيat أصلِthe base of سدرَهa lote tree
بومةً في أصلِ سدرَه
So in her singing she resembles
She sings in her richness
An owl at the base of a lote tree.
Like an owl in the core of a sidr tree.