ياO ساكنيdwellers of الديرthe monastery أحلولاhas grown sweet (uncertain reading) بهin it
يا ساكني الدير أحلولا به
تطربهمdelight them فيهwithin it النواقيسthe bells
تطربهم فيه النواقيس
O dwellers of the monastery, it has grown sweet there;
O dwellers of the monastery, make it sweet
The bells within it delight them.
The bells delight them in it
قيسواmeasure لناfor us القربnearness وكمand how much بينهbetween it
قيسوا لنا القرب وكم بينه
وبينand between أيامdays of النوىseparation قيسواmeasure
وبين أيام النوى قيسوا
Measure nearness for us, and how much lies between it
Measure for us the nearness and how much between it
And the days of separation—measure!
And the days of yearning, measure
Sol 6.1