ناصرNasir (defender) الدينal-Din (of the faith) والسَّحابand the clouds إذاwhen غاbeginning of “both are absent”
ناصر الدين والسَّحاب إذا غا
باcompletion of “both are absent” تنادىcall out to one another الأحياءُthe clans بالإمْحالِover the drought
با تنادى الأحياءُ بالإمْحالِ
When Nasir al-Din and the clouds are both absent,
When the clouds depart, the living bid farewell
the clans cry out to one another over the drought.
Yet the clouds rain life anew, and blessing flows without fail
غيرexcept أنَّthat السَّحابُthe clouds يمطرُrains أحْياbeginning of “sometimes”
غير أنَّ السَّحابُ يمطرُ أحْيا
ناًcompletion of “sometimes” ومسعودُand Mas‘ud مُستمرُّunceasing النَّوالِthe bounty
ناً ومسعودُ مُستمرُّ النَّوالِ
Yet the clouds rain only sometimes,
while Mas‘ud’s bounty is unceasing.
Partial English translation: 2 of 4 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1