خَلِيلَيmy two friends والراقيand the incantation-healer عَنagainst العرضthe affliction قابلٌreceptive
خَلِيلَي والراقي عَن العرض قابلٌ
لذيto one possessed of البَثِّanguish منamong أَشياعِهِhis companions المُتَبَرِّمِthe discontented one
لذي البَثِّ من أَشياعِهِ المُتَبَرِّمِ
My two friends—the healer who chants against affliction is receptive
to the anguished, discontented one among his companions—
قفاstop, you two فاسألاthen ask, you two الأطلالthe ruins بَينbetween أَسِلَّةAsillah الthe (article continued on the next line)
قفا فاسألا الأطلال بَين أَسِلَّة ال
رداهRadah وهضَبِand the rocky hills of العَالَهal-ʿAlah المُتثَلِّمِjagged; broken-edged
رداه وهضَبِ العَالَه المُتثَلِّمِ
stop, you two, and question the ruins between Asillat al-
Radah and the jagged hills of al-ʿAlah.
متىwhen العهدُthe last meeting منwith ميلاءMayla أوor هلis there? لهائمٍfor one lovesick
متى العهدُ من ميلاء أو هل لهائمٍ
بميلاءfor Mayla ذاقَhas tasted النأيَseparation منany مُتَلَومِplace to linger
بميلاء ذاقَ النأيَ من مُتَلَومِ
When was the last meeting with Mayla? Or is there, for one lovesick
for Mayla, who has tasted separation, any place to linger?
فإنand if هوit لمnot (past-tense negation) ينطقspeak وكانand was جوابُهُits reply
فإن هو لم ينطق وكان جوابُهُ
بناتdaughters الصدىthe owl ياthey (first part of the split verb يأنمن) نَمنَcall softly (rest of يأنمن) مِنfrom كُلّevery مَأنَمِhaunt; calling-place
بنات الصدى يا نَمنَ مِن كُلّ مَأنَمِ
And if it does not speak, and its reply is
the owl’s daughters, calling softly from every haunt...
Sol 6.1