مولايmy lord لغزكyour riddle واضحclear فانظرso look لهat it
مولاي لغزك واضح فانظر له
فيin وجهthe face of كلevery غريرةguileless girl تتبهرجflaunts her finery
في وجه كل غريرة تتبهرج
My lord, your riddle is clear, so look at it
My Master, your riddle is clear so gaze upon it
In the face of every guileless girl who flaunts her finery.
In the face of every coquette fluttering about
واحذرand beware يغركdeceive you ياO أديبman of letters رياؤهاher hypocrisy
واحذر يغرك يا أديب رياؤها
لاno خيرgood فيin عربيةan Arab woman تتزبرجbedecks herself
لا خير في عربية تتزبرج
And beware, O man of letters, lest her hypocrisy deceive you.
And beware, oh erudite one, lest her pretense deceive you
There is no good in an Arab woman who bedecks herself.
No good is in an Arab woman putting on airs