لِمَنwhose نارٌa fire قُبَيلَjust before الصُبthe dawn (word continues)
لِمَن نارٌ قُبَيلَ الصُب
حِcompletion of 'dawn' عِندَbeside البَيتِthe house ماnot تَخبوit dies down
حِ عِندَ البَيتِ ما تَخبو
Whose is the fire, just before dawn,
beside the house, that never dies down?
إِذاwhen ماemphatic particle أُقِدَتit is kindled يُلقىis cast
إِذا ما أُقِدَت يُلقى
عَلَيهاupon it المَندَلُthe sandalwood الرَطبُfresh; moist
عَلَيها المَندَلُ الرَطبُ
Whenever it is kindled, there is cast
upon it fresh sandalwood.
Sol 6.1