ألبابناour minds للحورfor the houris أشmore like (first part of أشبه)
ألبابنا للحور أش
بهcompletes أشبه ('more like') بالمنازلto the mansions للبدورfor the full moons
به بالمنازل للبدور
Our hearts are to the houris more
Our minds, for the houris, are more—
like mansions are to full moons.
—like mansions for the full moons.
ياO صاحfriend هنthey (feminine) الروحthe soul درturn
يا صاح هن الروح در
بالروحwith the soul تلقyou will find الروحthe soul حورhouris (fair-eyed maidens)
بالروح تلق الروح حور
O friend, they are the spirit—turn
O friend, they are the soul; turn
“spirit” around, and you will find it: “houris.”
the soul around, and you will find the soul to be houris.
