قدindeed قلتI said إذwhen خرجواthey went out لكيin order to يستمطرواpray for rain
قد قلت إذ خرجوا لكي يستمطروا
لاdo not تقنطواdespair واستمطرواand seek rain بثيابيthrough my clothes
لا تقنطوا واستمطروا بثيابي
I said, when they went out to pray for rain:
When they set out to pray for rain
Do not despair, and seek rain through my clothes.
Do not despair, pray in my clothes instead
لوif فيin حزيرانJune هممتI thought بغسلهاof washing them
لو في حزيران هممت بغسلها
غطىcovered ضياءlight الشمسthe sun جوsky سحابclouds
غطى ضياء الشمس جو سحاب
If in June I thought of washing them,
Had I in June intended to wash them
a cloud-filled sky would veil the sunlight.
The sun's radiance would have veiled the skies with clouds
فكأنهاso it is as though they were العباسal-Abbas يستسقيseeks rain بهthrough him
فكأنها العباس يستسقي به
عمرUmar فيرويهمand so quenches their thirst دعاءa prayer مجابanswered
عمر فيرويهم دعاء مجاب
So they are like al-Abbas, through whom rain is sought
As if it were Al-‘Abbas entreating rain with them
by Umar, and an answered prayer quenches their thirst.
‘Umar whose prayers are ever granted would quench their thirst
Sol 6.1