إنَّindeed كَسْرَbreaching الخليجِthe canal صادَفَهُhas encountered him اليَوْtoday (first part)
إنَّ كَسْرَ الخليجِ صادَفَهُ اليَوْ
مُcompletes 'today' وفيand in عَظْمِهِhis bones منfrom الفَقْرِpoverty كَسْرُa fracture
مُ وفي عَظْمِهِ من الفَقْرِ كَسْرُ
Indeed, the breaching of the canal has found him to-
The day I broke the Gulf, poverty broke me
day, with a fracture from poverty in his bones.
With your bounty my right hand is blessed
ولهُand he has منfrom نَدَىdew; bounty يَمِينِكَyour right hand يُمْنٌgood fortune
ولهُ من نَدَى يَمِينِكَ يُمْنٌ
كُلَّevery وَقْتٍmoment ومنand from يَسَارِكَyour left hand يُسْرُease
كُلَّ وَقْتٍ ومن يَسَارِكَ يُسْرُ
And from the dew of your right hand he has good fortune
Your left hand too, has granted me ease
at every moment, and from your left hand, ease.
So bestow your grace, most generous lord
فتفضَّلْso be generous عليهto him فالفَضْلُfor generosity أَوْلَىis more fitting
فتفضَّلْ عليه فالفَضْلُ أَوْلَى
بكَfor you ياO مَنْone whose أَقَلُّthe least جَدْوَاهُhis bounty بَحْرُa sea
بكَ يا مَنْ أَقَلُّ جَدْوَاهُ بَحْرُ
So be generous to him, for generosity is more fitting
Whose generosity outdoes the sea's reward
for you, O you whose least bounty is a sea.
Partial English translation: 5 of 6 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1