انظُرْlook لمطّرِدِat the coursing of المياهِthe waters بصفحَتيover my face
انظُرْ لمطّرِدِ المياهِ بصفحَتي
ولنارِand at the fire of خدّيmy cheek كمhow many بهاby it منof صالِone scorched
ولنارِ خدّي كم بها من صالِ
Behold the waters streaming ceaselessly across my cheek,
Look at the waters coursing over my face,
and my cheek’s fire—how many have been seared by it!
And at the fire of my cheek—how many are scorched by it!
لينٌgentleness وشدٌّand firmness فيin المضايقِstraits شِيمَتيmy nature
لينٌ وشدٌّ في المضايقِ شِيمَتي
كبلالِlike Bilal بنِson of مُدافعِMudafiʿ بنِson of بِلالِBilal
كبلالِ بنِ مُدافعِ بنِ بِلالِ
Gentleness and firmness in adversity are my nature,
Gentleness and firmness in straits are my nature,
like Bilāl ibn Mudāfiʿ ibn Bilāl.
Like Bilal son of Mudafiʿ son of Bilal.
Sol 6.1