ياO أخيmy brother موطناًin homeland وديناًand in faith وعمراًand in age
يا أخي موطناً وديناً وعمراً
ولساناًand in language واسماًand in name وحسّاًand in feeling ومعنىand in meaning
ولساناً واسماً وحسّاً ومعنى
O my brother—in homeland, faith, and life,
O my brother in homeland, faith, and age,
in language, name, feeling, and meaning—
and in language, name, feeling, and meaning,
ساءنيgrieved me ماwhat جزعتyou were distressed منهby it وأضناand exhausted
ساءني ما جزعت منه وأضنا
نيَme أنيthat I رأيتكsaw you اليومtoday مضنىailing
نيَ أني رأيتك اليوم مضنى
what distressed you pained me; and it wore
What distressed you grieved me, and it exhausted
me down to see you stricken today.
me to see you ailing today.
نحنwe كالتوأمينlike twins إنif متَّyou die بالداof illness (continues)
نحن كالتوأمين إن متَّ بالدا
ءcompletion of 'illness' أَمُتْI shall die حسرةanguish عليكfor you وحزناand grief
ء أَمُتْ حسرة عليك وحزنا
We are like twins: if you die of ill—
We are like twins: if you die of illness,
—ness, I die of heartbreak and grief for you.
I shall die of anguish and grief for you.
Sol 6.1