شكراًthanks وأجراًand reward لماfor what أوليتyou bestowed منof نعمٍblessings
شكراً وأجراً لما أوليت من نعمٍ
فيin عسرةٍhardship أظلمتgrew dark فيهاin it مطالعناour horizons
في عسرةٍ أظلمت فيها مطالعنا
Thanks and reward for the blessings you bestowed
Thanks and reward for the blessings you have bestowed
in hardship, when our horizons grew dark.
In hardship where our hopes were darkened
أقسمتI swear لولاwere it not for نداكyour bounty المستهلّpouring forth لماwould not
أقسمت لولا نداك المستهلّ لما
كانتhave been عقيقتناour birth feast إلاexcept مدامعناour tears
كانت عقيقتنا إلا مدامعنا
I swear, had it not been for your pouring bounty,
I swear, if not for your generous call
our birth feast would have been nothing but our tears.
Our essence would have been naught but tears
Sol 6.1