لِأَبيbelonging to Abu نوحٍNuh رَغيفٌa loaf
لِأَبي نوحٍ رَغيفٌ
أَبَداًalways فيin حِجرِthe lap of دايَهa nurse
أَبَداً في حِجرِ دايَه
Abu Nuh has a loaf,
forever in a nurse’s lap;
بَرَّةٌkindly تَمسَحُهُshe wipes it الدَهtime (الدهر, continued on the next line)
بَرَّةٌ تَمسَحُهُ الدَه
رَcompletion of الدهر (‘time’) بِكُمٍّwith a sleeve وَوِقايَهand a protective covering
رَ بِكُمٍّ وَوِقايَه
a kindly one, she wipes it for all time
with a sleeve and a protective covering.
وَتَعاويذٌand protective charms عَلَيهِupon it
وَتَعاويذٌ عَلَيهِ
خُطَّwas inscribed فيهاin them بِعِنايَهwith care
خُطَّ فيها بِعِنايَه
And upon it are protective charms,
in which was carefully inscribed:
فَسَيَكفيكُهُمٌso He will suffice you against them اللَهُGod
فَسَيَكفيكُهُمٌ اللَهُ
إِلىto آخِرِthe end of الآيَهthe verse
إِلى آخِرِ الآيَه
“So God will suffice you against them”—
to the end of the verse.
Sol 6.1