سَقىmay water اللَهُGod أَطلالاًruins بِأَكثِبَةِamong the dunes of الحِمىal-Ḥimā
سَقى اللَهُ أَطلالاً بِأَكثِبَةِ الحِمى
وَإِنand even though كُنَّthey were قَدalready أَبدَينَthey revealed لِلناسِto the people ماwhat بِياails me
وَإِن كُنَّ قَد أَبدَينَ لِلناسِ ما بِيا
May God rain upon the ruins amid the dunes of al-Ḥimā,
May God water the ruins among the dunes of al-Ḥimā,
though they have revealed to all what afflicts me—
even though they have revealed to people what ails me.
مَنازِلdwellings لَوif مَرَّتpassed بِهِنَّby them جَنازَتيmy funeral bier
مَنازِل لَو مَرَّت بِهِنَّ جَنازَتي
لَقالَwould say الصَدىthe echo ياO حامِلَيَّmy two bearers اِربَعاhalt, you two بِياwith me
لَقالَ الصَدى يا حامِلَيَّ اِربَعا بِيا
dwellings which, if my funeral bier were to pass by them,
Dwellings—were my funeral bier to pass by them,
the echo would cry, “O my two bearers, halt here with me!”
the echo would say: “O my two bearers, halt with me!”
Sol 6.1