بَدَتappeared نَارُthe fire of أُمِّUmm (mother of) العَمرِal-ʿAmr بَينَbetween حوائِلٍḤawāʾil
بَدَت نَارُ أُمِّ العَمرِ بَينَ حوائِلٍ
وَبَينَand between اللّوىal-Liwā كالبَرقِlike lightning ذِىpossessing اللَّمَعَانِbrilliance
وَبَينَ اللّوى كالبَرقِ ذِى اللَّمَعَانِ
Umm al-ʿAmr’s fire appeared between Ḥawāʾil
And al-Liwā, like gleaming lightning.
فَياso, oh! حَبَّذَاhow lovely! مِنof ضَوءِthe light of بَرقٍlightning بَدَاappeared لَنَاto us
فَيا حَبَّذَا مِن ضَوءِ بَرقٍ بَدَا لَنَا
وَياand oh! حَبَّذَاhow lovely! مِنof مَوقِدٍa hearth وَدُخَانِand smoke
وَيا حَبَّذَا مِن مَوقِدٍ وَدُخَانِ
So, how lovely the light of lightning that appeared to us!
And how lovely the hearth and the smoke!
بَدَتappeared نارُهاher fire ياoh! مِلحَloveliness of مَنthe one who هِىَit (the fire) نارُهُhis fire
بَدَت نارُها يا مِلحَ مَن هِىَ نارُهُ
وياand oh! حَبَّذاhow lovely! مِنof مُصطَلًىa fireside وَمَكانِand a place
ويا حَبَّذا مِن مُصطَلًى وَمَكانِ
Her fire appeared—oh, how lovely is the one whose fire it is!
And how lovely the fireside and the place!
Sol 6.1