وَطّأتsmoothed ماwhat وَطئتَyou trod ريبُthe vicissitudes of اللّياليthe nights
وَطّأت ما وَطئتَ ريبُ اللّيالي
فَاِستغاثَتso she sought help بلثمby kissing كعبِthe heel of سعيدِSa'id
فَاِستغاثَت بلثم كعبِ سعيدِ
The nights' vicissitudes smoothed the ground you trod,
then sought help by kissing Sa'id's heel.
وَيحهاalas for her إِنّindeed موضعَthe place of اللّثمِkissing مِنon رجfoot (word continues in the next line)
وَيحها إِنّ موضعَ اللّثمِ مِن رج
لِكَyour (completing the split word 'your foot') لَمnot يُستَبَحwas made accessible لطاغٍto a tyrant عنيدِobstinate
لِكَ لَم يُستَبَح لطاغٍ عنيدِ
Alas for her! Indeed, the spot for kissing on the foot
of yours was never open to an obstinate tyrant.
طَهّرَmay ... cleanse اللّهGod مَوضعِthe place of المسّtouch منهاfrom her
طَهّرَ اللّه مَوضعِ المسّ منها
مِنas part of معافاتِهHis protection بماءٍwith water برودِcool
مِن معافاتِه بماءٍ برودِ
May God cleanse the spot of her touch,
as part of His protection, with cool water.
Sol 6.1