لَقيتُI met إِبنَةَthe daughter of السَهمِيِّal-Sahmi زَينَبَZaynab عَنafter عُفرِa long interval
لَقيتُ إِبنَةَ السَهمِيِّ زَينَبَ عَن عُفرِ
وَنَحنُand we حَرامٌconsecrated for pilgrimage مُسيَat dusk on عاشِرَةِthe tenth of العِشرِthe ten nights
وَنَحنُ حَرامٌ مُسيَ عاشِرَةِ العِشرِ
I met Zaynab, al-Sahmi’s daughter, after a long separation,
While we were consecrated for pilgrimage, at dusk on the tenth of the ten nights.
فَكَلَّمتُهاso I spoke to her ثِنتَينِtwo [words] كَالثَلجِlike snow مِنهُماof those two
فَكَلَّمتُها ثِنتَينِ كَالثَلجِ مِنهُما
عَلىupon اللَوحِburning thirst وَالأُخرىand the other أَحَرُّhotter مِنَthan الجَمرِembers
عَلى اللَوحِ وَالأُخرى أَحَرُّ مِنَ الجَمرِ
So I spoke two words to her—one of them like snow
Upon burning thirst, and the other hotter than embers.