ياO دارَdwelling سَلمىSalma خَلاءًdeserted لاnot أُكَلِّفُهاI burden it
يا دارَ سَلمى خَلاءً لا أُكَلِّفُها
إِلّاexcept المَرانَةَrepeated practice حَتّىuntil تَعرِفَit learns الديناthe custom
إِلّا المَرانَةَ حَتّى تَعرِفَ الدينا
O Salma’s deserted dwelling, I ask nothing of it
O my empty house of peace, I ask of you
But repeated practice, until it learns the custom.
Only endurance, until you know loss