دناhas drawn near العيدthe feast لوif only تَدْنوwould draw near بهwith it كعبةُthe Kaaba المُنىhopes
دنا العيد لو تَدْنو به كعبةُ المُنى
ورُكْنُand the pillar المَعاليglory منfrom ذُؤابةthe noblest stock يَعُربYaʿrub
ورُكْنُ المَعالي من ذُؤابة يَعُرب
The feast has drawn near—if only the Kaaba of hopes would draw near with it,
And the pillar of glory, of Yaʿrub’s noblest stock.
فياso, oh ويلتَاmy woe للشعرfor poetry تُرميare being cast جمارهits pebbles
فيا ويلتَا للشعر تُرمي جماره
وياand oh بُعدthe distance ماwhat lies بينيbetween me وبينand between المُحصَّبِal-Muḥaṣṣab
ويا بُعد ما بيني وبين المُحصَّبِ
So alas for poetry—its pebbles are being cast!
And oh, how great the distance between me and al-Muḥaṣṣab!
Sol 6.1