أَقامواthey stationed الدَيدَبانَthe lookout عَلىon يَفاعٍhigh ground
أَقاموا الدَيدَبانَ عَلى يَفاعٍ
وَقالواand they said لاdo not تَنَمsleep لِلديدَبانِto the lookout
وَقالوا لا تَنَم لِلديدَبانِ
They stationed the lookout on high ground,
And said to the lookout, “Do not sleep.
فَإِنfor if آنَستَyou spot شَخصاًa figure مِنfrom بَعيدٍafar
فَإِن آنَستَ شَخصاً مِن بَعيدٍ
فَصَفِّنthen tap بِالبَنانِwith the fingertips عَلىagainst البَنانِthe fingertips
فَصَفِّن بِالبَنانِ عَلى البَنانِ
For if you spot a figure from afar,
Then tap fingertip against fingertip.”
تَراهُمyou see them خَشيَةَfor fear of الأَضيافِguests خُرساًmute
تَراهُم خَشيَةَ الأَضيافِ خُرساً
وَيَأتونَand they come to الصَلاةَprayer بِلاwithout أَذانِa call to prayer
وَيَأتونَ الصَلاةَ بِلا أَذانِ
You see them mute for fear of guests,
And they come to prayer without a call to prayer.
Sol 6.1