أسرعتshe hurried منout of حنانهاher tenderness تطفئُto extinguish الناthe fire (first part)
أسرعت من حنانها تطفئُ النا
رcompletes 'the fire' فألهتand so she distracted عنfrom الحريقthe blaze الأناماall people
ر فألهت عن الحريق الأناما
Out of tenderness, she hurried to quench the fire,
and so distracted everyone from the blaze.
ضعفواthey weakened عندهاin her presence وماthough they did not ضعفواthey weakened عنat (first part)
ضعفوا عندها وما ضعفوا عن
دcompletes 'at' التناديthe cries of alarm ولمand did not يخافواthey fear الضراماthe flames
د التنادي ولم يخافوا الضراما
They weakened before her, though they had not weakened
at the cries of alarm, nor had they feared the flames.
وهيand she منهمon their account مشغولةpreoccupied القلبthe heart لاnot تعshe knows (first part)
وهي منهم مشغولة القلب لا تع
رفcompletes 'she knows' سرّاًa secret فيهاconcerning her لهمof theirs أوor مراماa desire or aim
رف سرّاً فيها لهم أو مراما
And she, her heart concerned for them, did not know
what secret or desire they harbored concerning her.
ياO سليمىSulayma أنقذتyou saved قومكyour people رفقاًgently
يا سليمى أنقذت قومك رفقاً
ورددتand you turned النيرانthe fires برداًcoolness سلاماpeace
ورددت النيران برداً سلاما
O Sulayma, you gently saved your people,
and turned the fires into coolness and peace.
أطفئيextinguish الوجدthe passion منfrom جوانحthe ribs or breast مشتاa yearning lover (first part)
أطفئي الوجد من جوانح مشتا
قcompletes 'a yearning lover' ثمينprecious يكادhe almost يقضيdies غراماof passionate love
ق ثمين يكاد يقضي غراما
Quench the passion in the breast of a yearning lover,
a precious one, almost dying of love.
Sol 6.1