أَلاHearken! يَاO لَقَوميmy people, to my aid! أَطلِقُواloosen غُلَّthe fetter of مُرتَهَنْa captive
أَلا يَا لَقَومي أَطلِقُوا غُلَّ مُرتَهَنْ
وَمُنُّواand show kindness علىto مُستَشعِرِone clothed in الهَمِّanxiety والحَزَنand sorrow
وَمُنُّوا على مُستَشعِرِ الهَمِّ والحَزَن
Hear me, my people! Loose a captive's fetter.
And show kindness to one clothed in anxiety and sorrow.
تَذَكَّرَhe remembered سَلمىSalma وَهيَwhile she نَازِحَةٌfar away فَحَنّand so he yearned
تَذَكَّرَ سَلمى وَهيَ نَازِحَةٌ فَحَنّ
وهَلand can تَنفَعُhelp الذِكرَىremembrance إِذَاwhen اغتَرَبَhas grown distant الوَطَنthe homeland
وهَل تَنفَعُ الذِكرَى إِذَا اغتَرَبَ الوَطَن
He remembered Salma while she was far away, and yearned.
And can remembrance help when home lies far away?
أَلَمhave you not تَرَهاseen her صَفرَاءَgolden-skinned رُؤداًtender شبابُهاher youth
أَلَم تَرَها صَفرَاءَ رُؤداً شبابُها
أَسِيلَةَsmooth مَجرىthe course of الدَمعِtears كَالشَّادِنِlike a fawn الأَغَنnasal-voiced
أَسِيلَةَ مَجرى الدَمعِ كَالشَّادِنِ الأَغَن
Have you not seen her, golden-skinned, tender in her youth,
Smooth where tears flow, like a fawn with a soft, nasal cry?
وَأَبصَرتُand I saw سَلمىSalma بينَbetween بُردَيtwo mantles of مَراجِلِfigured cloth
وَأَبصَرتُ سَلمى بينَ بُردَي مَراجِلِ
وأَبرادand cloaks of عَصبٍtie-dyed cloth مِنfrom مُهَلهَلةِloosely woven cloth of اليَمَنYemen
وأَبراد عَصبٍ مِن مُهَلهَلةِ اليَمَن
And I saw Salma between two figured mantles,
And tie-dyed cloaks of Yemen's gauzy cloth.
فَقُلتُso I said لَهاto her تَرتَقِيshe climbs السَّطحَthe roof إِنَّنيindeed I
فَقُلتُ لَها تَرتَقِي السَّطحَ إِنَّني
أَخَافُI fear عليكُمfor you all كُلَّevery ذِيone with لَّمِةِshoulder-length locks حَسَنhandsome
أَخَافُ عليكُم كُلَّ ذِي لَّمِةِ حَسَن
So I said to her as she climbed the roof, "Indeed, I
Fear for you on account of every handsome man with shoulder-length locks."
Sol 6.1