أَياO مَنyou who ذَبَّdefended عَنfrom harm to حَرَمِthe sanctuary of الإِخاءِbrotherhood
أَيا مَن ذَبَّ عَن حَرَمِ الإِخاءِ
فَلَيسَfor ... not يُحِلُّهُdwells in it غَيرَother than الوَفاءِloyalty
فَلَيسَ يُحِلُّهُ غَيرَ الوَفاءِ
O you who defended the sanctuary of brotherhood,
For none but loyalty dwells within it;
وَمَنand who فيin رَسمِthe customary practice of نائِلِهِhis bounty يُلَبّيanswers the call
وَمَن في رَسمِ نائِلِهِ يُلَبّي
إِذاwhen ناداهُcalled upon him مَلهوفُone distressed by الرَجاءِhope
إِذا ناداهُ مَلهوفُ الرَجاءِ
And you who answer, as is your custom in giving,
When one desperate with hope calls upon you.
أَتانيcame to me مَنone who لَهُbelonging to him بُستانُa garden of حِفظٍmemory
أَتاني مَن لَهُ بُستانُ حِفظٍ
تُقَطَّفُis plucked مِنهُfrom it فاكِهَةُthe fruit of الغِناءِsinging
تُقَطَّفُ مِنهُ فاكِهَةُ الغِناءِ
One with a garden of memory came to me,
From which the fruit of song is plucked:
غَزالٌa gazelle تَحتَbeneath طُرَّتِهِhis forelock جَبينٌa brow
غَزالٌ تَحتَ طُرَّتِهِ جَبينٌ
كَصُبحِlike the dawn of الوَصلِunion فيin لَيلِthe night of الجَفاءِestrangement
كَصُبحِ الوَصلِ في لَيلِ الجَفاءِ
A gazelle, with a brow beneath his forelock,
Like the dawn of union in the night of estrangement.
وَنَحنُand we مِنَfrom التَحَيُّرِbewilderment فيin مَكانٍa place
وَنَحنُ مِنَ التَحَيُّرِ في مَكانٍ
فَتَأَتيناso they come to us بِهِin it كيزانُjugs ماءِwater
فَتَأَتينا بِهِ كيزانُ ماءِ
And we were there, bewildered,
So jugs of water came to us there.
وَذَلِكَand that أَنَّنيthat I لَمّاwhen حَصَلناwe arrived
وَذَلِكَ أَنَّني لَمّا حَصَلنا
أَتَيتُI came بِماwith whatever اِستَدَفَّwas ready مِنَof الغِذاءِfood
أَتَيتُ بِما اِستَدَفَّ مِنَ الغِذاءِ
And that was because I, when we had arrived,
Brought whatever food was ready.
فَفيso, during مَشييmy walking أُصِبتُI was afflicted بِقَطرَميزٍwith a glass jar
فَفي مَشيي أُصِبتُ بِقَطرَميزٍ
أَصابَتهُstruck it العُيونُthe eyes (evil eye) مِنَbecause of الصَفاءِclarity
أَصابَتهُ العُيونُ مِنَ الصَفاءِ
Then, as I walked, I suffered a mishap with a glass jar,
Struck by the evil eye for its clarity.
وَقَدand already أَنفَذتُI dispatched فوهاًa mouthful مِنof نَبيذٍwine
وَقَد أَنفَذتُ فوهاً مِن نَبيذٍ
بِعَثتُI sent إِلَيكَto you فَوهاًa mouthful مِنof ثَنائيmy praise
بِعَثتُ إِلَيكَ فَوهاً مِن ثَنائي
And I have dispatched a mouthful of wine;
I have sent you a mouthful of my praise.
Sol 6.1