أيُّهاO البحرthe sea الذيwho عنabout
أيُّها البحر الذي عن
هhim روىrecounted الناسthe people العجائبthe wonders
ه روى الناس العجائب
O sea, of whom
O sea, from which
people have recounted wonders—
People have told wondrous
منof علومbranches of learning طالعاتٍrising
من علوم طالعاتٍ
فيin سماthe sky الفضلexcellence كواكبstars
في سما الفضل كواكب
Of branches of learning rising
Tales of horoscopes
as stars in the sky of excellence,
Rising like stars in the sky of virtue,
وايادٍand favors ليسَnot يخلوis bereft
وايادٍ ليسَ يخلو
حاضرٌone present منهاof them وغائبand one absent
حاضرٌ منها وغائب
And favors never lacking
And gifts that neither
for anyone, present or absent.
Present nor absent lack -
هيthey للدَّانيfor the one nearby بحارٌseas
هي للدَّاني بحارٌ
وهيand they للنائيfor the one far away سحائبclouds
وهي للنائي سحائب
They are seas for those nearby,
To the nearby they are seas,
and clouds for those far away.
To the distant, clouds -
أناI ماnot ليfor me اليومَtoday إلاَّexcept
أنا ما لي اليومَ إلاَّ
بثُّproclaiming حمديmy praise لكَof you راتبa stipend
بثُّ حمدي لكَ راتب
Today I have nothing but
Today I have only
proclaiming my praise of you—my stipend.
My steady praise for you.
أناI للشكرِfor giving thanks المهنىthe felicitated one
أنا للشكرِ المهنى
وابنand a son of شكرgratitude for المواهبthe gifts
وابن شكر المواهب
I am the one felicitated for giving thanks,
I am for thanks ordained
and a son of gratitude for gifts.
And son of the Grateful One's gifts.
Sol 6.1