ياAh ربَّmany a يَومٍday ظَلتُI spent the day فيin
يا ربَّ يَومٍ ظَلتُ في
هِit (suffix completing فيه) بنعمةٍin bliss فيin دارِthe house of نِعمَهNi‘ma
هِ بنعمةٍ في دارِ نِعمَه
Ah, many a day I spent
in bliss, in Ni‘ma’s house,
لمَّاwhen غداcame فَرجٌFaraj بِساin the court- (fragment)
لمَّا غدا فَرجٌ بِسا
حَتِها-yard of it (completion) يُفرِّجُdispels كلَّevery غُمَّهsorrow
حَتِها يُفرِّجُ كلَّ غُمَّه
when Faraj came to
its courtyard, dispelling every sorrow;
ومُدامَةٍand wine صَفراءَyellow لَمdid not
ومُدامَةٍ صَفراءَ لَم
يتركhe leaves لهاfor it فيin الهمِّsorrow هِمَّهendeavor
يترك لها في الهمِّ هِمَّه
and yellow wine—he did not
leave it any task against sorrow.
يَسعَىgoes about بِهاwith it منone whose مُهجَتيmy soul
يَسعَى بِها من مُهجَتي
مِنfrom مُقلَتَيهِhis two eyes مُستَذِمَّهseeking protection
مِن مُقلَتَيهِ مُستَذِمَّه
He brings it round—my soul
seeks protection from his eyes.
كانَhe was المُلِمَّةَthe affliction ثمَّthen صاbe- (beginning of صار)
كانَ المُلِمَّةَ ثمَّ صا
رَ-came (completion of صار) حُضُورُهُhis presence دَفعَwarding off المُلِمَّهthe affliction
رَ حُضُورُهُ دَفعَ المُلِمَّه
He was the affliction; then
his presence became the warding-off of affliction.
Sol 6.1