كُنتُI was فيin مَجلِسٍa gathering فَقالَthen said مُغَنّيsinger of الthe
كُنتُ في مَجلِسٍ فَقالَ مُغَنّي ال
قَومِcompany كَمhow far بَينَناbetween us وَبَينَand between الشِتاءِwinter
قَومِ كَم بَينَنا وَبَينَ الشِتاءِ
I was at a gathering; then spoke the singer of the
company: “How far are we from winter?”
فَذَرَعتُso I measured البِساطَthe carpet مِنّيfrom me إِلَيهِto him
فَذَرَعتُ البِساطَ مِنّي إِلَيهِ
قُلتُI said هذاthis المِقدارُthe distance قَبلَbefore الغِناءِthe singing
قُلتُ هذا المِقدارُ قَبلَ الغِناءِ
So I measured the carpet from me to him.
I said, “This far, before the singing;
فَإِذاthen when ماemphatic particle عَزَمتَyou resolved أَنto تَتَغَنّىyou sing
فَإِذا ما عَزَمتَ أَن تَتَغَنّى
آذَنَannounced الحَرُّthe heat كُلُّهُall of it بِاِنقِضاءِof an ending
آذَنَ الحَرُّ كُلُّهُ بِاِنقِضاءِ
but when you resolve to sing,
all the heat will announce its end.”