وَلَمّاand when أَبيتُمyou refused أَنto تَزورواvisit وَقُلتُمُand you said
وَلَمّا أَبيتُم أَن تَزوروا وَقُلتُمُ
ضعفناwe grew weak فَلَمso did not نَقدِرwe could عَلىto الوخدانِbrisk travel
ضعفنا فَلَم نَقدِر عَلى الوخدانِ
And when you refused to visit and said,
“We grew weak and could not travel swiftly,”
أَتَيناكُمُwe came to you منfrom بُعدthe remoteness of أَرضٍa land نَزورُكُمwe visit you
أَتَيناكُمُ من بُعد أَرضٍ نَزورُكُم
وَكَمand many a منزلٍstopping place بكرٍvirgin (unvisited) لَناto us وَعوانand familiar (previously visited)
وَكَم منزلٍ بكرٍ لَنا وَعوان
We came to you from a distant land to visit you,
And many a stopping place—some new to us, some familiar.
نسائلكُمwe ask you هَلis there منany قرىًhospitality لِنَزيلُكمfor your guest
نسائلكُم هَل من قرىً لِنَزيلُكم
بِمِلءِwith a filling of جفونٍeyelids لاnot بِمِلءِwith a filling of جفانِserving bowls
بِمِلءِ جفونٍ لا بِمِلءِ جفانِ
We ask you: is there hospitality for your guest—
To fill our eyes, not to fill bowls?
Sol 6.1