دُنياكَyour world تُكنىis nicknamed بِأُمِّas Mother of دَفرٍstench
دُنياكَ تُكنى بِأُمِّ دَفرٍ
لَمnot يَكنِهاnickname it الناسُthe people أُمَّMother of طيبِfragrance
لَم يَكنِها الناسُ أُمَّ طيبِ
Your world is nicknamed Umm Dafr—Mother of Stench;
Your world is nicknamed the mother of misfortune
People have not called it Mother of Fragrance.
People do not consider it a kind mother
فَأذَنso listen إِلىto هاتِفٍa caller مُجيدٍaccomplished
فَأذَن إِلى هاتِفٍ مُجيدٍ
قامَstood عَلىupon غُصنِهِhis bough الرَطيبِthe tender
قامَ عَلى غُصنِهِ الرَطيبِ
So listen to an accomplished caller,
So listen to a glorious caller
Who has taken his stand upon his tender bough.
Who stood on its fresh branch
يَكونُhe is عِندَin the view of اللَبيبِthe discerning person مِنّاamong us
يَكونُ عِندَ اللَبيبِ مِنّا
أَبلَغَmore eloquent مِنthan واعِظٍa preacher خَطيبِan orator
أَبلَغَ مِن واعِظٍ خَطيبِ
To the discerning among us, he is
To the sensible among us
More eloquent than a preaching orator.
More eloquent than a preaching orator
يَحلِفُhe swears ماnot جادَتgave generously اللَياليthe nights
يَحلِفُ ما جادَت اللَيالي
إِلّاexcept بِسُمٍّwith poison لَناfor us قَطيبِblended
إِلّا بِسُمٍّ لَنا قَطيبِ
He swears the nights have bestowed nothing
He swears the nights were not generous
Except poison blended for us.
Except with poison for us, how terrible
Sol 6.1