ماwhat لسلمىwith Salma ياO ميُّMayy طالتhas grown long نواهاher absence
ما لسلمى يا ميُّ طالت نواها
لاnot نراهاwe see her ولاnor نرىwe see منanyone who يراهاsees her
لا نراها ولا نرى من يراها
What is wrong with Salma, O Mayy? Her absence has grown long.
We do not see her, nor do we see anyone who sees her.
مرpassed شهرa month ولمand did not تزرناvisit us وكانتand she used to
مر شهر ولم تزرنا وكانت
كلevery يومday تغشىshe visits ولاand not نغشاهاwe visit her
كل يوم تغشى ولا نغشاها
A month has passed, and she has not visited us, though she used to
visit every day, while we did not visit her.
هلdid ...? سعىcarried tales بينناbetween us السُعاةthe tale-bearers فمالواand so they turned
هل سعى بيننا السُعاة فمالوا
برضاهاwith her favor عناaway from us ونالواand they won رضاهاher favor
برضاها عنا ونالوا رضاها
Have the tale-bearers carried tales between us, turning
her favor away from us and winning her favor?
أمor دهاهاbefell her داهٍa misfortune ولمand did not تسأليyou ask ياO
أم دهاها داهٍ ولم تسألي يا
ميُّMayy عنهاabout her لتعلميso that you may learn ماwhat دهاهاbefell her
ميُّ عنها لتعلمي ما دهاها
Or has some misfortune befallen her, and you have not asked, O
Mayy, about her, to learn what has befallen her?
Sol 6.1