سائلِquestion الدارَthe dwelling إنْif سألتَyou ask خبيراone who knows
سائلِ الدارَ إنْ سألتَ خبيرا
واستجِرْand seek refuge بالدموعin tears تَدْعُyou call upon مُجيراa protector
واستجِرْ بالدموع تَدْعُ مُجيرا
Question the dwelling, if you would question one who knows.
And seek refuge in tears: you will call upon a protector.
وتَعوَّذْand seek refuge بالذِّكْرin remembrance منfrom سُنَّةِthe practice of الغدtreachery (word continues)
وتَعوَّذْ بالذِّكْر من سُنَّةِ الغد
رcompletion of ‘treachery’ ولاand no غَرْوَwonder أنthat تكونyou should be ذَكوراever mindful
ر ولا غَرْوَ أن تكون ذَكورا
And seek refuge in remembrance from the practice of treachery;
and no wonder that you should be ever mindful.
أَفْهمَتْنيit made me understand علىdespite قُحولِthe barrenness of رُباهاits hills
أَفْهمَتْني على قُحولِ رُباها
فكأنيso it is as though I قرأتُread منهfrom it سطوراlines
فكأني قرأتُ منه سطورا
It made itself understood to me, despite the barrenness of its hills,
so it was as though I had read lines from it.
دمُthe blood of عينيmy eye بالسفحat the hill’s foot حلَّbecame lawful لدارٍto a dwelling
دمُ عيني بالسفح حلَّ لدارٍ
لاnot يرىdeem أهلُهاits people دماblood محظوراforbidden
لا يرى أهلُها دما محظورا
At the hill’s foot, my eye’s blood became lawful to a dwelling
whose people deem no blood forbidden.
Sol 6.1