إِذwhen كِدتُI almost أُنكِرُfail to recognize مِنof سَلمَىSalma فَقُلتُso I said لَهاto her
إِذ كِدتُ أُنكِرُ مِن سَلمَى فَقُلتُ لَها
لَمّاwhen التَقَيناwe met وَماand not بِالعَهدِin the interval since we met مِنany قِدَمِlong lapse of time
لَمّا التَقَينا وَما بِالعَهدِ مِن قِدَمِ
When I almost failed to recognize Salma, I said to her,
When I almost failed to recognize Salma, I said to her,
when we met—though our last meeting was not long ago—
"When we met, your feet showed no sign of age."
عَمَّرتُكِI adjure you اللَهَby God إِلاexcept that (introducing an entreaty) مَاemphatic particle ذَكَرتِyou told لَناto us
عَمَّرتُكِ اللَهَ إِلا مَا ذَكَرتِ لَنا
هَلwere (question particle) كُنتِyou were جارَتَناour neighbor أَيّامَin the days of ذِيDhu (place-name element) سَلَمِSalam
هَل كُنتِ جارَتَنا أَيّامَ ذِي سَلَمِ
“I adjure you by God: do tell us,
"May God grant you life," she said, "except for the days
were you our neighbor in the days at Dhu Salam?”
When you were our neighbor in the land of Salm."
Sol 6.1