خَليلَيَّmy two friends كَمhow many مِنof زَفرَةٍa sigh قَدindeed رَدَدتُهاI held it back
خَليلَيَّ كَم مِن زَفرَةٍ قَد رَدَدتُها
وَمِنand of ظُلمَةٍdarkness وارَتveiled عَلَيَّfrom me ضُحىًat midmorning حَجراHajr
وَمِن ظُلمَةٍ وارَت عَلَيَّ ضُحىً حَجرا
My two friends, how many a sigh have I held back,
My friend how many a moan have I stifled
And how often darkness has veiled Hajr from me at midmorning!
And how much darkness that hovered over me at morn have I dispelled
إِذاwhenever ماemphatic particle دَعاsummoned قَومٌa clan عَلَيَّagainst me أَخاهُمُtheir brother
إِذا ما دَعا قَومٌ عَلَيَّ أَخاهُمُ
دَعَوتُI called فَلَمbut did not أُسمِعI cause to hear حَكيماًHakim وَلاnor عَمراAmr
دَعَوتُ فَلَم أُسمِع حَكيماً وَلا عَمرا
Whenever a clan summoned its brother against me,
When a people invoked their brother against me
I called, but could make neither Hakim nor Amr hear me.
I called but no wise man nor Umar heard me
Sol 6.1