ثَلاثُthree غَماماتٍclouds تَنَصَّبنَtowered فيin الضُحىthe forenoon
ثَلاثُ غَماماتٍ تَنَصَّبنَ في الضُحى
طِوالُlofty الذَرىthe summits هَبَّتblew لَهُنَّfor them جَنوبُa south wind
طِوالُ الذَرى هَبَّت لَهُنَّ جَنوبُ
Three clouds towered in the forenoon,
Three clouds gathered at dawn
With lofty summits; a south wind blew upon them.
Wind from the south blew long and hard
فَتِلكَso those اللَواتيwhich عِندَnear جَونَةَJawnah إِنَّنيindeed I
فَتِلكَ اللَواتي عِندَ جَونَةَ إِنَّني
صَدوقٌvery truthful وَبَعضُand some of الناعِتينَthe describers كَذوبُhabitually untruthful
صَدوقٌ وَبَعضُ الناعِتينَ كَذوبُ
Those, then, are the ones near Jawnah; indeed, I am
Those were the days at Jawna, for I am
Truthful, and some who describe them are liars.
Truthful, though some faultfinders are liars