لِيَI have مِنfrom among سِرِّthe noblest of بَنِيthe sons of العَبal-ʿAb- (first part of al-ʿAbbās)
لِيَ مِن سِرِّ بَنِي العَب
بَاسِ-bās (completing al-ʿAbbās) خِلٌّa dear friend وَجَلِيسُand a companion
بَاسِ خِلٌّ وَجَلِيسُ
I have, from the noblest of the sons of al-ʿAb-
bās, a dear friend and companion;
فَإِذاand when جَالَستَهُyou sit with him لَمnot
فَإِذا جَالَستَهُ لَم
تَدرِyou know مَنwho مِنَّاof us الجَلِيسُthe companion
تَدرِ مَن مِنَّا الجَلِيسُ
and when you sit with him, you do not
know which of us is the companion.
Sol 6.1