إِذاwhen متI die فانعينيthen announce my death لأَضيافto guests شقةa long journey
إِذا مت فانعيني لأَضياف شقة
رمىcast forth بهمthem داجa dark night بهيمpitch-black الغياطلdense gloom
رمى بهم داج بهيم الغياطل
When I die, announce my death to guests from afar,
When I die, bury me in a room
cast forth by a dark night of pitch-black gloom.
Cast by dim lights and vast shadows
يشبis kindled لهمfor them ناريmy fire فيعرفso is recognized ضوءهاits light
يشب لهم ناري فيعرف ضوءها
وَيحتلand is occupied بيتيmy dwelling بالفضاءon the open ground المقابلِopposite
وَيحتل بيتي بالفضاء المقابلِ
My fire is kindled for them, and its light is recognized,
Light for them my fire, let its glow be known
and my dwelling is occupied, on the open ground before them.
As they make my house their own across the way
ولستand I am not بوقافone who hangs back اذاwhen الخيلthe horses اسرعتhastened
ولست بوقاف اذا الخيل اسرعت
ولستand I am not بعباسٍa habitual scowler الىtoward الضيفthe guest باسلِgrim
ولست بعباسٍ الى الضيف باسلِ
I do not hang back when the horses hasten,
I won't be there to quicken the horses
nor am I scowling and grim toward a guest.
Or greet the guests, intrepid, drawing near
ولكنهbut he يَلقاهmeets him منيfrom me تحيَّةa greeting
ولكنه يَلقاه مني تحيَّة
وَيأَتيهand reaches him قبلbefore العذرthe excuse بذليmy giving ونائليand my gifts
وَيأَتيه قبل العذر بذلي ونائلي
But he is met with a greeting from me,
But they will find my greeting lives on
and my generosity and gifts reach him before any excuse.
My hospitality outpacing all excuses
وَيَلقاهمand meets them وجهيmy face طليقاًcheerfully وعاجلاand promptly
وَيَلقاهم وجهي طليقاً وعاجلا
قرايmy hospitality ومنand among خيرthe best القرىhospitality كلevery عاجلprompt offering
قراي ومن خير القرى كل عاجل
And my face greets them cheerfully, and promptly comes
They will find my face open and eager
my hospitality; every prompt offering is among the best forms of hospitality.
My village and its goodness ever ready
Sol 6.1