كنتI was عندwith الأميرthe emir عيسىIsa بنson of هاروHaru- (first part of Harun)
كنت عند الأمير عيسى بن هارو
نَ-n (completing Harun) وفَهمٌand Fahm وذاكand that فيin تموزِTammuz (July)
نَ وفَهمٌ وذاك في تموزِ
I was with the emir Isa ibn Harun,
I was with Prince Eisa bin Haroun
and Fahm; that was in Tammuz.
Kindness and understanding he did don
فتغنّتْthen she sang فهزَّنيand shook me القرُّthe bitter cold حتىuntil
فتغنّتْ فهزَّني القرُّ حتى
خلتI thought أنيthat I فيin وسْطthe midst of بردthe cold of العجوزthe old woman
خلت أني في وسْط برد العجوز
Then she sang, and the bitter cold shook me until
She sang and my heart shuddered so
I thought I was amid the old woman's cold spell.
I felt transported to the cold of winter's snow