خَبِّرtell بَنيthe sons of الصَلتِal-Ṣalt عَنّاabout us إِنif لَقيتَهُمُyou meet them
خَبِّر بَني الصَلتِ عَنّا إِن لَقيتَهُمُ
أَنَّthat الحَديدَthe iron إِذاwhen أَمسَيتُI reach evening غَنّانيsang to me
أَنَّ الحَديدَ إِذا أَمسَيتُ غَنّاني
Tell the sons of al-Ṣalt about us, if you meet them:
Tell the sons of al-Ṣalt about us, if you meet them:
that when evening overtakes me, iron sings to me.
That iron sings to me when evening comes.
فَدونَكُمso seize, you all مالِكاًMālik لاnot يُفلِتَنَّكُمhe shall escape you
فَدونَكُم مالِكاً لا يُفلِتَنَّكُم
فَمالِكٌfor Mālik فيin حِياضِthe pools of المَوتِdeath دَلّانيlowered me
فَمالِكٌ في حِياضِ المَوتِ دَلّاني
Malik is yours, then—do not let him escape you;
So seize Mālik; do not let him escape you,
for Malik led me into the pools of death.
For Mālik lowered me into the pools of death.