كمhow many فاتنيwas lost to me منof كريمٍa generous man كانwas ذاpossessed of ثقةٍtrustworthiness
كم فاتني من كريمٍ كان ذا ثقةٍ
يذكيkindles الوقودthe fuel بجمدٍat Jumud ليلةthe night of الحللthe encampments
يذكي الوقود بجمدٍ ليلة الحلل
How many a noble man I have lost, a man worthy of trust,
How many a generous, trustworthy man have I lost,
who would stoke the fire against the frost on the night travelers made camp.
Who would stoke the fire at Jumud on the night of the encampments.
Sol 6.1