إسِلَميbe well أُمَّmother of خالِدٍKhalid
إسِلَمي أُمَّ خالِدٍ
رُبَّmany a ساعٍone who strives لِقاعِدِfor one who sits idle
رُبَّ ساعٍ لِقاعِدِ
Be well, Umm Khalid.
Islam's mother, Khaled's mother
Many a striver works for one who sits idle.
How often the sedentary long for
إِنَّindeed تِلكَthat woman الَّتيwhom تَرَيyou see (continued)
إِنَّ تِلكَ الَّتي تَرَي
نَverb ending completing 'you see' سَبَتنيshe captivated me بِوارِدِwith flowing hair
نَ سَبَتني بِوارِدِ
Indeed, that woman whom you see
The one who wrongs me with falsehood
has captivated me with her flowing hair.
She has slandered me with lies
Sol 6.1