بأبىwith my father as ransom الزائرthe visitor الذيwho ملأَfilled اللَّحْthe gaze (first part)
بأبى الزائر الذي ملأَ اللَّحْ
ظَgaze (final part) بهاءًradiance وكلَّand every قلبٍheart سروراjoy
ظَ بهاءً وكلَّ قلبٍ سرورا
May my father be ransom for the visitor who filled the gaze
With the father of the visitor who filled the cheeks with splendor
with radiance, and every heart with joy.
And every heart with joy,
خِلْتُهI thought him البدرَthe full moon مقبِلاًapproaching وقديماًand long ago
خِلْتُه البدرَ مقبِلاً وقديماً
كانwere آباؤهhis forefathers الكرامُthe noble بدوراfull moons
كان آباؤه الكرامُ بدورا
I thought him the full moon as he approached; and long ago
I left him as the full moon rising though long ago
his noble forefathers were full moons.
His noble fathers were Bedouins,
زادَincreased داريmy home أُنْساًcheer فياso, oh ليتwould that أنِّيthat I
زادَ داري أُنْساً فيا ليت أنِّي
كلَّevery يومٍday بهby him أروحI end the day مَزُوراvisited
كلَّ يومٍ به أروح مَزُورا
He brought greater cheer to my home—oh, would that I
He brought charm to my house, would that
might end each day having been visited by him.
Every day I could go to visit him
Sol 6.1