وَيومِand a day قَيْظٍscorching heat أَذابmelted جِسمِيmy body
وَيومِ قَيْظٍ أَذاب جِسمِي
والماءُand the water لَمْdid not يَشفِquench ليfor me غَلِيلاburning thirst
والماءُ لَمْ يَشفِ لي غَلِيلا
And a day of scorching heat melted my body,
On a sweltering day it melted my body
And the water did not quench my burning thirst.
And water did not quench my burning thirst
قَدindeed صَحَّwas confirmed مَوْتُdeath النَّسِيمِof the breeze فِيهِin it (that day)
قَد صَحَّ مَوْتُ النَّسِيمِ فِيهِ
وكانَand was عَهْدِيmy last recollection بهِof it عَلِيلاailing
وكانَ عَهْدِي بهِ عَلِيلا
The breeze's death was indeed confirmed that day,
The gentle breeze had truly died that day
And when I last knew it, it was ailing.
Though once its soft caress my heart nursed
Sol 6.1