خَلِيلِيmy dear friend بَلrather أَجَلُّmore exalted فَأَنتَfor you عِندِيin my eyes
خَلِيلِي بَل أَجَلُّ فَأَنتَ عِندِي
مِنَamong السَّادَاتِthe lords لَستَyou are not مِنَamong الصِّحَابِthe companions
مِنَ السَّادَاتِ لَستَ مِنَ الصِّحَابِ
My dear friend—nay, greater still—for to me you are
My friend indeed you are dearer than most
Among the lords, not among companions.
To me amongst all the nobles, not a companion
نِدَاءٌan address لَستُI do not أَبعَثُهُI send it إِلَىto مَنanyone who
نِدَاءٌ لَستُ أَبعَثُهُ إِلَى مَن
عَدَاكَis other than you فَأَرتَجِيso I hope for صِدقَtruthfulness of الجَوَابِthe reply
عَدَاكَ فَأَرتَجِي صِدقَ الجَوَابِ
An address I send to no one
A call this is not for those other than you
Other than you, so I hope for a truthful reply.
So I wait in hope for an answer true
Sol 6.1