فَرَّhe fled عبدُʿAbd (servant of) العَزيزِal-ʿAzīz (the Mighty) لَمّاwhen رَأىhe saw الأَبthe champions (word begins)
فَرَّ عبدُ العَزيزِ لَمّا رَأى الأَب
طالَcompletion of 'champions' بِالسَفحِat al-Safḥ (the slope) نازَلَواthey fought قَطَريّاQaṭarī
طالَ بِالسَفحِ نازَلَوا قَطَريّا
ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz fled when he saw the champions
At al-Safḥ, fighting Qaṭarī.
عَاهَدhe pledged to اللَهَGod إِنif نَجاhe escaped مِلمَناياfrom death
عَاهَد اللَهَ إِن نَجا مِلمَنايا
ليَعودَنَّhe would surely return بَعدَهاafter that حُرميّاa sanctuary-dweller
ليَعودَنَّ بَعدَها حُرميّا
He pledged to God that, if he escaped death,
He would surely return afterward as a sanctuary-dweller,
يَسكُنُhe lives in الخَلَّal-Khall والصِفاحَand al-Ṣifāḥ فَمَرّاthen Marrān (name begins)
يَسكُنُ الخَلَّ والصِفاحَ فَمَرّا
نَcompletion of 'Marrān' وَسَلعاًand Salʿ وَتارَةًand sometimes نَجديّاa resident of Najd
نَ وَسَلعاً وَتارَةً نَجديّا
Living in al-Khall and al-Ṣifāḥ, then Marrān
And Salʿ, and sometimes in Najd,
حَيثُwhere لاnot يَشهَدُhe witnesses القِتالَthe fighting وَلاand not يَسhe hears (word begins)
حَيثُ لا يَشهَدُ القِتالَ وَلا يَس
مَعُcompletion of 'he hears' يَوماًever لِكَرِّof the charge of خَليلٍa friend دَويّاa din
مَعُ يَوماً لِكَرِّ خَليلٍ دَويّا
Where he would witness no battle, nor
Ever hear the din of a friend's charge.
Sol 6.1