تَصابىplayed at youth القَلبُthe heart وَاِدَّكَراand remembered
تَصابى القَلبُ وَاِدَّكَرا
صِباهُits youth وَلَمand not يَكُنhad ظَهَراappeared
صِباهُ وَلَم يَكُن ظَهَرا
The heart played at youth and recalled
its youth, though it had not shown itself
لِزَينَبَto Zaynab إِذwhen تُجِدُّshe renews لَناfor us
لِزَينَبَ إِذ تُجِدُّ لَنا
صَفاءًpure affection لَمnot يَكُنbeen كَدَراclouded
صَفاءً لَم يَكُن كَدَرا
to Zaynab, as she renews for us
a pure affection that had never been clouded.
أَلَيسَتis she not بِالَّتيthe one who قالَتsaid
أَلَيسَت بِالَّتي قالَت
لِمَولاةِto a maidservant لَهاof hers ظَهَراat noon
لِمَولاةِ لَها ظَهَرا
Is she not the one who said
to a maid of hers at noon,
أَشيريsignal بِالسَلامِwith a greeting لَهُto him
أَشيري بِالسَلامِ لَهُ
إِذاwhen هُوَhe نَحوَناtoward us نَظَراlooked
إِذا هُوَ نَحوَنا نَظَرا
“Signal a greeting to him
when he looks toward us,
وَقوليand say فيwith مُلاطَفَةٍgentleness
وَقولي في مُلاطَفَةٍ
لِزَينَبَto Zaynab نَوِّليbestow your favor on عُمَراUmar
لِزَينَبَ نَوِّلي عُمَرا
and say gently
to Zaynab, ‘Grant Umar your favor.’”