ناؤٌa flute كَلَونِlike the color of النايِthe nay (reed flute)
ناؤٌ كَلَونِ النايِ
لِغادَةٍfor a lovely maiden غَيداءِgraceful and supple
لِغادَةٍ غَيداءِ
A flute, like a nay in hue,
The flute's tune for a singing nightingale
for a lovely, graceful maiden.
Its melodies are riches for singing
لِزَمرِهاfor her piping نَغَماتٌmelodies
لِزَمرِها نَغَماتٌ
هُنَّthey الغِنىriches لِلغِناءِfor singing
هُنَّ الغِنى لِلغِناءِ
Her piping has melodies:
As if breathed into a black bottle
they are riches for song.
كَأَنَّماas though نَفخَهاher blowing فيinto
كَأَنَّما نَفخَها في
ذُؤابَةٍa lock of hair سَوداءِblack
ذُؤابَةٍ سَوداءِ
As though she were blowing into
a black lock of hair.
Partial English translation: 3 of 6 Arabic lines translated.