ياO شمسَsun فضلٍbounty واضحٍmanifest ليI have حسَّدٌenviers
يا شمسَ فضلٍ واضحٍ لي حسَّدٌ
بولايةover the patronage of المُجدِيthe benefactor كانواthey were كالشُّمتlike gloaters
بولاية المُجدِي كانوا كالشُّمت
O sun of manifest bounty, I have enviers
of the benefactor’s patronage, who were like gloaters.
شكراًthanks لأنعمكfor your favors التيwhich قدindeed أفصحتْhave spoken plainly
شكراً لأنعمك التي قد أفصحتْ
عنof شكرِهاgratitude for them حتَّىeven جوارِحيmy limbs الصُّمتthe silent ones
عن شكرِها حتَّى جوارِحي الصُّمت
Thanks for your favors, for which gratitude has been voiced
even by my silent limbs.
مزجتwere mingled بنطقِيwith my speech فيamong الورىhumankind وجوارحِيand my limbs
مزجت بنطقِي في الورى وجوارحِي
فلأشكرَنَّكso I shall surely thank you ماas long as حييتُI live وإنand even if أمتI die
فلأشكرَنَّك ما حييتُ وإن أمت
They have been mingled with my speech among humankind and with my limbs;
so I shall surely thank you as long as I live, and even if I die.
Sol 6.1