حُيِّيتِmay you be greeted عَنّاfrom us أُمَّO mother of ذيthe wearer of الوَدعِcowrie shells
حُيِّيتِ عَنّا أُمَّ ذي الوَدعِ
وَالطَوقِand the necklace وَالحَرَزاتِand the amulets وَالجَزعِand the onyx beads
وَالطَوقِ وَالحَرَزاتِ وَالجَزعِ
Greetings to you from us, O mother of the child with cowrie shells,
Greetings to you, mother of one resigned
And the necklace, the amulets, and the onyx beads.
To separation, neck-ring and talismans and stoicism
تَحنوshe bends tenderly عَلىover طِفلٍa child تُلاعِبُهُshe plays with him
تَحنو عَلى طِفلٍ تُلاعِبُهُ
صَلتِsmooth الجَبينِof brow لِسادَةٍbelonging to lords صُلعِbald-headed
صَلتِ الجَبينِ لِسادَةٍ صُلعِ
She bends tenderly over a child, playing with him,
You caress an infant you play with
Smooth-browed, born of bald-headed lords.
The polished brow of nobles with bare scalps
يَبكيhe cries فَتُسكِتهُso she quiets him بِبُردَتِهاwith her cloak
يَبكي فَتُسكِتهُ بِبُردَتِها
وَعَلَيهِand over him مِنهاfrom her مائِلُdrooping الفَرعِthe hair
وَعَلَيهِ مِنها مائِلُ الفَرعِ
He cries, so she quiets him with her cloak,
He weeps so you quiet him with your cloak
And her drooping hair hangs over him,
On him its drooping branches incline
مُغدَودِنٌlong and luxuriant جَمَعَتshe gathered ذَوائِبَهاher tresses
مُغدَودِنٌ جَمَعَت ذَوائِبَها
بِالمِسكِwith musk حُقُّa perfume casket مُجيدَةِa woman skilled at الجَمعِgathering
بِالمِسكِ حُقُّ مُجيدَةِ الجَمعِ
Long and luxuriant—she has gathered her tresses
Perfumed, she gathered her tresses
With musk—a casket of a woman skilled in gathering.
With musk - truly glorious when gathered