لاnot (expressing a wish) زلتyou cease منthrough شكريmy gratitude فيin نعمةa blessing
لا زلت من شكري في نعمة
مغبوطةenvied الباديthe nomad معtogether with الحاضرِthe townsman
مغبوطة البادي مع الحاضرِ
May you ever, through my gratitude, enjoy a blessing
May you ever enjoy, through my gratitude, a blessing
I still give thanks for the blessing
envied by nomad and townsman alike;
envied by nomad and townsman alike.
Happy are those of the past and present
ولاand not عداكpass you by الحمدpraise منin the form of حُلَّةٍa robe
ولا عداك الحمد من حُلَّةٍ
لابسهاits wearer ذوpossessor of سلَبٍattire فاخرsplendid
لابسها ذو سلَبٍ فاخر
and may praise never pass you by, like a robe
And may praise never pass you by—a robe
None but You deserves praise for any robe
worn by one arrayed in splendid raiment.
whose wearer has splendid attire.
Worn by one stripped bare yet excelling
يقولsays منwhoever تقرعit strikes أسماعهhis ears
يقول من تقرع أسماعه
ماnothing مثلlike هذاthis المفخرsource of pride الناضرradiant
ما مثل هذا المفخر الناضر
Whoever hears it resound in his ears says,
Whoever's ears it strikes says:
It is said by those who hear it ringing
“Nothing compares with this radiant glory.”
“Nothing compares with this radiant glory.”
Nothing compares to this shining glory
لاno غروwonder إذsince قدalready قالsaid منthose who قبلناbefore us
لا غرو إذ قد قال من قبلنا
كمhow much تركleft الاوّلthe predecessor للآخِرfor the successor
كم ترك الاوّل للآخِر
No wonder, for one before us already said:
No wonder, for those before us have already said:
No wonder, as was said before us
“How much the former has left for the latter!”
“How much the predecessor has left for the successor!”
How much the earlier left for the latter
Sol 6.1