بأبيwith my father as ransom موسويةًa Jewish woman واصلتنيshe joined me
بأبي موسويةً واصلتني
يومday سبتٍa Sabbath فصرتand so I became أهوىI love السبوتاthe Sabbaths
يوم سبتٍ فصرت أهوى السبوتا
May my father be ransom for a Jewish woman who joined me
By my father, Musawiyah, you have reached me
on a Sabbath, so I came to love Sabbaths.
On Saturday, so I fell in love with the Sabbath
لمdid not تذقshe tasted منfrom وليمةٍa feast غيرother than شمسٍa sun
لم تذق من وليمةٍ غير شمسٍ
أذخرتهاstored it up الكؤوسthe cups للروحfor the soul قوتاas sustenance
أذخرتها الكؤوس للروح قوتا
She tasted nothing from a feast but a sun
You have not tasted any feast but sun
the cups had stored up as sustenance for the soul.
The cups kept it as nourishment for the soul
غربتit set عسجداًas gold بفيهاin her mouth ولكنand yet
غربت عسجداً بفيها ولكن
أشرقتit rose منfrom خدودهاher cheeks ياقوتاas a ruby
أشرقت من خدودها ياقوتا
It set as gold in her mouth, and yet
It set as gold in its mouth but
rose from her cheeks as a ruby.
Rubies rose from its cheeks