فهانso it became easy علىfor يحيىYahya إذاwhen عرضتappeared لهto him
فهان على يحيى إذا عرضت له
متونridges الصّوىthe waymarkers أنthat تبعداyou two should go far منfrom هواكماyour desire, both of you
متون الصّوى أن تبعدا من هواكما
So it became easy for Yahya, when there appeared to him
the ridges of the waymarkers, for you two to stray far from your desire.
وللشيخand for the old man معروفMa‘ruf إذاwhen صابturned toward صدرهhis breast
وللشيخ معروف إذا صاب صدره
أمامtoward سهيلSuhayl أنthat يطولshould last long قذاكماyour distress, both of you
أمام سهيل أن يطول قذاكما
And for the old man Ma‘ruf, when he turned his breast
toward Suhayl, it became easy for your twofold distress to endure.
Sol 6