بينيbetween me وبينكand between you فيin الأساميnames نسبةٌa kinship
بيني وبينك في الأسامي نسبةٌ
لاnot فيin المعانيmeanings أَنتِyou (feminine) فوقَabove مراتبيmy ranks
لا في المعاني أَنتِ فوقَ مراتبي
Between you and me there is a kinship in names,
Between you and me in the heavens is a relation
Not in meaning—you stand above my station.
But in meanings you are above my status
سُمِّيتِyou were called كاتبةًa female writer بكلِّwith all لياقةٍfittingness
سُمِّيتِ كاتبةً بكلِّ لياقةٍ
وأناand I كماas تدرينَyou know بنتُdaughter of الكاتبthe writer
وأنا كما تدرينَ بنتُ الكاتب
You were called a writer, most fittingly,
You are rightly called a writer in every aspect
And I, as you know, am the writer’s daughter.
And I, as you know, am the writer's daughter