قُلSay لِهِندٍto Hind وَتِربِهاand her peer
قُل لِهِندٍ وَتِربِها
قَبلَbefore شَحطِthe remoteness of النَوىseparation غَداtomorrow
قَبلَ شَحطِ النَوى غَدا
Say to Hind and her companion,
before separation takes you far tomorrow:
إِنif تَجوديyou show favor فَطالَماfor so often
إِن تَجودي فَطالَما
بِتُّI spent the night لَيليmy night مُسَهَّداkept awake
بِتُّ لَيلي مُسَهَّدا
If you would show favor—for so often
have I spent my night sleepless.
أَنتِyou فيin وُدِّlove بَينِناbetween us
أَنتِ في وُدِّ بَينِنا
خَيرُthe best ماof what عِندِناis with us يَداin generosity
خَيرُ ما عِندِنا يَدا
You, in the love between us,
are, to us, the most open-handed of all,
حينَwhen تُدليyou let down مُضَفَّراًa braided tress
حينَ تُدلي مُضَفَّراً
حالِكَpitch-dark اللَونِin color أَسوَداblack
حالِكَ اللَونِ أَسوَدا
when you let down a braided tress,
pitch-dark in hue, black.
Sol 6.1