أَياO سامِياًone who rises مِنfrom جانِبَيهِhis two sides إِلىtoward العُلاthe heights
أَيا سامِياً مِن جانِبَيهِ إِلى العُلا
سَمُوَّthe rising of حَبابِbubbles الماءِthe water حالاًone state إِلىto حالِanother state
سَمُوَّ حَبابِ الماءِ حالاً إِلى حالِ
O you who rise from both your sides toward the heights,
as water bubbles rise, from one state to another.
لِعَبدِكَfor your servant دارٌa dwelling حَلَّhe lodged فيهاin it كَأَنَّهاas though it were
لِعَبدِكَ دارٌ حَلَّ فيها كَأَنَّها
دِيارٌdwellings لِسَلمىbelonging to Salma عافِياتٌeffaced بِذيat Dhu الخالِal-Khal
دِيارٌ لِسَلمى عافِياتٌ بِذي الخالِ
Your servant has a dwelling where he has lodged, as though it were
Salma’s effaced dwellings at Dhu al-Khal.
يَقولُhe says لَهاto it لَمّاwhen رَأىhe saw مِنof دُثورِهاits decay
يَقولُ لَها لَمّا رَأى مِن دُثورِها
أَلاAh عِمfare well صَباحاًin the morning أَيُّهاO الطَلَلُthe ruin الباليtimeworn
أَلا عِم صَباحاً أَيُّها الطَلَلُ البالي
He says to it, having seen its decay:
“Ah, good morning, O timeworn ruin!”
فَقالَتso it said وَماand did not عَيَّتfalter جَواباًin answering بِرَدِّهاin its reply
فَقالَت وَما عَيَّت جَواباً بِرَدِّها
وَهَلand can يَعمنfare well مَنone who كانَlived فيin العُصرِthe age الخاليbygone
وَهَل يَعمن مَن كانَ في العُصرِ الخالي
Then it replied, without faltering in its answer:
“And can one who lived in a bygone age fare well?”
فَمُرso command صاحِبَthe steward of الأَنزالِthe lodgings فيهاconcerning it بَفاصِلwith a decisive order
فَمُر صاحِبَ الأَنزالِ فيها بَفاصِل
فَإِنَّfor indeed الفَتىthe fellow يَهذيbabbles وَلَيسَand is not بِفَعّالِa man of action
فَإِنَّ الفَتى يَهذي وَلَيسَ بِفَعّالِ
So give the steward of lodgings a decisive order concerning it;
for the fellow babbles and is no man of action.
Sol 6.1