أَحرَقَناburned us أَيلولُSeptember فيin نارِهِits fire
أَحرَقَنا أَيلولُ في نارِهِ
فَرَحمَةُso the mercy اللَهِof God عَلىupon آبِAugust
فَرَحمَةُ اللَهِ عَلى آبِ
September burned us in its fire;
so may God’s mercy be upon August.
ماnot قَرَّwas still ليfor me فيin لَيلَتيmy night مَضجَعٌa resting place
ما قَرَّ لي في لَيلَتي مَضجَعٌ
كَأَنَّنيas though I were فيin كَفِّpalm; flat face طَبطابِa ball paddle
كَأَنَّني في كَفِّ طَبطابِ
I found no rest in my bed that night,
as though I were on the face of a ball paddle.
Sol 6.1