1. When they set out to pray for rain
Do not despair, pray in my clothes instead
١. قد قلت إذ خرجوا لكي يستمطروا
لا تقنطوا واستمطروا بثيابي
2. Had I in June intended to wash them
The sun's radiance would have veiled the skies with clouds
٢. لو في حزيران هممت بغسلها
غطى ضياء الشمس جو سحاب
3. As if it were Al-‘Abbas entreating rain with them
‘Umar whose prayers are ever granted would quench their thirst
٣. فكأنها العباس يستسقي به
عمر فيرويهم دعاء مجاب