أهْلُthe people of سَلاSalé صاحَتْcried out بهِمْagainst them صائِحَةْa calamity
أهْلُ سَلا صاحَتْ بهِمْ صائِحَةْ
غاديةٌgoing forth in the morning فيin دورِهمْtheir homes رائِحَةْreturning in the evening
غاديةٌ في دورِهمْ رائِحَةْ
A calamity has struck the people of Salé,
The people of Sala were struck by a cry
passing through their homes morning and evening.
Wandering through their homes scentless
يَكْفيهِمُsuffices them منْof عَوَزٍpoverty أنّهُمْthat they
يَكْفيهِمُ منْ عَوَزٍ أنّهُمْ
رَيْحانُهُمْtheir basil ليْسَتْdoes not have لهُfor it رائِحَةْa fragrance
رَيْحانُهُمْ ليْسَتْ لهُ رائِحَةْ
It is proof enough of their poverty that
It is enough deprivation that their basil
their basil has no fragrance.
Has no scent