خَليليmy two friends انif حلتshe settles كُلِّيةKulliyya بِالرِباon the uplands
خَليلي ان حلت كُلِّية بِالرِبا
فَذيthen at Dhu أَمجAmaj فَالشِعبthen in the ravine ذيwith الماءِwater وَالحَمضand saltwort
فَذي أَمج فَالشِعب ذي الماءِ وَالحَمض
My two friends, if Kulliyya settles on the uplands,
then at Dhu Amaj, then in the ravine with water and saltwort,
فَاِصبَحَand comes to be منin حَورانHawran رحليmy camp بِمَنزِلat a stopping-place
فَاِصبَحَ من حَوران رحلي بِمَنزِل
يُبَعِّدُهsets it far away منfrom دونِهthis side of it نازِحُthe distant reaches of الاِرضِthe land
يُبَعِّدُه من دونِه نازِحُ الاِرضِ
and my camp comes to rest at a stopping-place in Hawran,
made remote by the far reaches of intervening land,
وَايأَستُماand you two make me despair انthat يَجمَعwill bring together الدَهرtime بَينَناbetween us
وَايأَستُما ان يَجمَع الدَهر بَينَنا
فَخوضاthen you two stir ليfor me السِمُّthe poison المُضَرَّجmingled بِالمَحضwith pure milk
فَخوضا لي السِمُّ المُضَرَّج بِالمَحض
and you two leave me no hope that time will reunite us,
then stir for me the poison mingled with pure milk.
فَفيfor in ذاكَthat منfrom بَعضِsome of الاِمورِthe troubles سَلامَةdeliverance
فَفي ذاكَ من بَعضِ الاِمورِ سَلامَة
وَلِلمَوتِand indeed death خيرbetter منthan حَياةa life عَلىin غَمضhumiliation
وَلِلمَوتِ خير من حَياة عَلى غَمض
For in that lies deliverance from some troubles,
and death is surely better than a life of humiliation.
Sol 6.1