لاَmay … not بَعَدْتُمْyou (plural) grow distant بَلْrather زِدْتَyou (singular) increase قُرْباًin closeness أَيَاO صَاṢā— (first part of Ṣāliḥ)
لاَ بَعَدْتُمْ بَلْ زِدْتَ قُرْباً أَيَا صَا
لِحَ—liḥ (completing Ṣāliḥ) أَهْلِpeople of الْوِدَادِaffection عَقْداًin bond وَعَهْدَاand covenant
لِحَ أَهْلِ الْوِدَادِ عَقْداً وَعَهْدَا
May you never be distant; rather, may you grow closer, O Ṣā—
May you never be far; rather, you have drawn closer, O
—liḥ of the people of affection, in bond and covenant.
Righteous one among the people of affection, in pact and vow.
Sol 6.1