أَمَنزِلَتَيO two dwellings of مَيٍّMayy سَلامٌpeace عَلَيكُماupon you both
أَمَنزِلَتَي مَيٍّ سَلامٌ عَلَيكُما
عَلىdespite النَأيِthe distance وَالنائيand the absent one يَوَدُّloves وَيَنصَحُand wishes well
عَلى النَأيِ وَالنائي يَوَدُّ وَيَنصَحُ
O two dwellings of Mayy, peace be upon you both,
Despite the distance—the absent one loves and wishes you well.
وَدَوِّيَّةًand a wilderness لَوif ذوthe possessor of الرُمَيمَةِal-Rumayma رامَهاattempted it
وَدَوِّيَّةً لَو ذو الرُمَيمَةِ رامَها
وَصَيدَحُand Saydah أَودىperished ذوthe possessor of الرَميمِal-Ramim وَصَيدَحُand Saydah
وَصَيدَحُ أَودى ذو الرَميمِ وَصَيدَحُ
And a wilderness—had Dhu al-Rumayma attempted it
With Saydah, Dhu al-Ramim and Saydah would have perished—
قَطَعتُI crossed إِلىtoward مَعروفِهاits familiar ground مُنكَراتِهاits unfamiliar stretches
قَطَعتُ إِلى مَعروفِها مُنكَراتِها
إِذاwhen خَبَّraced آلٌa mirage دونَهاbefore it يُتَوَضَّحُis plainly visible
إِذا خَبَّ آلٌ دونَها يُتَوَضَّحُ
I crossed its unfamiliar stretches toward its familiar ground,
When a mirage raced before it, plainly visible.