رَكِبناwe rode رِياحاًwinds مِنfrom among كَرائِمِthe finest of خَيلِهِhis horses
رَكِبنا رِياحاً مِن كَرائِمِ خَيلِهِ
تَؤُمُّheading toward سَحاباًclouds مِنfrom سَماءِthe sky of سَماحِهِhis generosity
تَؤُمُّ سَحاباً مِن سَماءِ سَماحِهِ
We rode winds from among his finest steeds,
Heading toward clouds from the sky of his generosity.
فَقُلso say لِلَياليto the nights of الخَطبِcalamity طوليgrow long أَوor اُقصِريgrow short
فَقُل لِلَيالي الخَطبِ طولي أَو اُقصِري
فَإِنّيfor indeed I علىrelying on وَعدِthe promise السُرىnight travel مِنfrom صَباحِهِhis dawn
فَإِنّي على وَعدِ السُرى مِن صَباحِهِ
So tell the nights of calamity: grow long or short,
For I trust the promise his dawn makes to the night journey.
وَلَمّاand when نَضاhe removed الأَستارَthe veils عَنfrom نورِthe light of وَجهِهِhis face
وَلَمّا نَضا الأَستارَ عَن نورِ وَجهِهِ
تَغَطَّيتُI covered myself مِنfrom دَهريmy fate بِظِلِّin the shade of جَناحِهِhis wing
تَغَطَّيتُ مِن دَهري بِظِلِّ جَناحِهِ
And when he drew the veils from the light of his face,
I sheltered from my fate in the shade of his wing.
Sol 6.1