سلامٌpeace علىupon حِمصٍHims وَإِنand though غيّرhas altered البِلَىdecay
سلامٌ على حِمصٍ وَإِن غيّر البِلَى
مَعاهِدَfamiliar haunts مِنهاof her نلتُI attained فيهاin her الأَمانياthe wishes
مَعاهِدَ مِنها نلتُ فيها الأَمانيا
Peace upon Hims, though decay has altered
her familiar haunts, where I attained my wishes.
وحُقّand is due لَهاto her مِنِّيfrom me السَّلامُthe greeting لأنّنيbecause I
وحُقّ لَها مِنِّي السَّلامُ لأنّني
وَرَدتُI came to بِهَاin her ماءَthe water الشَبيبةِof youth صافِياclear
وَرَدتُ بِهَا ماءَ الشَبيبةِ صافِيا
And my greeting is her due, for I
came there to the clear water of youth.
وَفِيand on وَجَناتِthe cheeks الدَّهرِof time إِذذَاكَthen رَونَقٌa lustre
وَفِي وَجَناتِ الدَّهرِ إِذذَاكَ رَونَقٌ
كَمَاjust as رَونَقgave lustre to الصّقلُpolishing الحُسامَthe sword اليَمَانياYemeni
كَمَا رَونَق الصّقلُ الحُسامَ اليَمَانيا
And on the cheeks of time there was then a lustre,
as polishing gave lustre to the Yemeni sword.
Sol 6.1