أَرعىI nurture المَوَدَّةَaffection بِالزِياthrough visiting (first part)
أَرعى المَوَدَّةَ بِالزِيا
رَةِcompletion of 'visiting' وَالتَعَهُّدِand keeping in touch بِالسَلامِwith greetings
رَةِ وَالتَعَهُّدِ بِالسَلامِ
I nurture affection through visits,
And through keeping in touch with greetings.
بِأَبيwith my father as ransom وَأَمّيand my mother مَنthe one whom شَقيsuffered (verb stem)
بِأَبي وَأَمّي مَن شَقي
تُI (completes preceding verb) بِحُبِّهاfor love of her دونَapart from الأَنامِmankind
تُ بِحُبِّها دونَ الأَنامِ
May my father and mother be her ransom—I have suffered
For love of her, alone among mankind.
وَلَقدand indeed تَبَدَّتshe appeared إِذwhen تَبَstart of 'she appeared'
وَلَقد تَبَدَّت إِذ تَبَ
دَّتcompletion of 'she appeared' بِاِستِتارٍwith concealment وَاِحتِشامِand modesty
دَّت بِاِستِتارٍ وَاِحتِشامِ
Indeed, she appeared—when she appeared—
Veiled and modest,
كَالشَمسِlike the sun لَمّاwhen أَنthat (linking particle) بَدَتit appeared
كَالشَمسِ لَمّا أَن بَدَت
لِلناسِto people مِنthrough خَلَلِgaps in الغَمامِthe clouds
لِلناسِ مِن خَلَلِ الغَمامِ
Like the sun when it appeared
To people through gaps in the clouds.
Translation model: Sol 6.1