ياO حافظاًHafiz (memorizer) تشهدُbear witness أخلاقُهhis character
يا حافظاً تشهدُ أخلاقُه
بأنهthat he قدindeed طابَis noble أعراقاin ancestry
بأنه قد طابَ أعراقا
O Hafiz, whose character bears witness
O witness of his morals
that he is of noble lineage,
That his lineage is pure
ومنand one who غداbecame ثانيَa second شمسِsun الضُحىthe morning
ومن غدا ثانيَ شمسِ الضُحى
عُلوّloftiness مقدارٍstature وإشراقاand radiance
عُلوّ مقدارٍ وإشراقا
and you who became a second morning sun
And tomorrow at dawn’s sun
in lofty stature and radiance.
With grandeur and radiance arises
إنif فُقْتَyou surpassed أهلَthe people of الأرضِthe earth عِلماًin knowledge فقدthen indeed
إن فُقْتَ أهلَ الأرضِ عِلماً فقد
أنفقتَyou spent فيهon it العُمرَyour lifetime إنفاقاspending
أنفقتَ فيه العُمرَ إنفاقا
If you have surpassed the earth's people in knowledge, then
If you surpass people in knowledge
you have indeed spent your lifetime on it.
You’ve spent a lifetime acquiring it
وجدْتَand you gave generously جودَgenerosity الغيثِthe rain لماwhen انْبرىit began
وجدْتَ جودَ الغيثِ لما انْبرى
يُلحُّpersisting إرعاداًin thundering وإبراقاand flashing lightning
يُلحُّ إرعاداً وإبراقا
And you gave as generously as the rain when it began
You found the rain’s generosity when it
to thunder and flash insistently.
Thundered and flashed intensely
قدindeed جمُدَhas frozen الجاريthe regular income وعَيشيand my livelihood كماas
قد جمُدَ الجاري وعَيشي كما
تراهyou see it ياO مولايmy lord قدindeed ضاقاhas grown straitened
تراه يا مولاي قد ضاقا
The flow of income has frozen, and my livelihood, as
My provisions have dried up
you see, my lord, has grown straitened.
As you see, my Lord, they’ve shrunk
فجُدْso give generously بتعجيلكَby your advancing ليto me بعضَهpart of it
فجُدْ بتعجيلكَ لي بعضَه
أنْفِقُهI spend it فيon القوتِsustenance إنفاقاspending
أنْفِقُه في القوتِ إنفاقا
So be generous by advancing me part of it;
So be quick to provide me some
I shall spend it on sustenance.
That I may spend on food
لقدindeed غداhas become غُصْنيmy branch سليباًstripped bare فهلso will
لقد غدا غُصْني سليباً فهل
تُلبِسُهclothe it جدواكَyour bounty أوراقاin leaves
تُلبِسُه جدواكَ أوراقا
My branch has indeed become stripped bare; so will
My branch has withered
your bounty clothe it in leaves?
Will your generosity clothe it in leaves?
Sol 6.1