ياسميَّO namesake of الخليلِal-Khalil (the Friend) إياكyou in particular أدعوI call upon
ياسميَّ الخليلِ إياك أدعو
دعوةًa plea يمَّمْتI directed toward سميعاًone who hears مُجيباone who answers
دعوةً يمَّمْت سميعاً مُجيبا
O namesake of al-Khalil, it is you I call upon,
O beloved of the Friend, to You I pray
with a plea I have addressed to one who hears and answers.
A prayer - You who hears and answers ever -
أَمَةٌa slave woman منfrom among إماءِslave women طَوْلكyour bounty أجمعـresolved (verb continues)
أَمَةٌ من إماءِ طَوْلك أجمعـ
ـتُI (completes 'I resolved') علىto نقلهاbringing her إلىَّto me قريباsoon
ـتُ على نقلها إلىَّ قريبا
A slave woman, one of those your bounty provides—I have resolved
A nation of Your handmaidens gathered
to bring her to me soon.
To convey it soon to You
ماnot تزوّجتُهاI married her علىon the basis of غيرother than تأميـhope (word continues)
ما تزوّجتُها على غير تأميـ
ـلكin you (completes 'hope in you') فانظرso consider أجائزٌis it permissible? أنthat أَخيباI be disappointed
ـلك فانظر أجائزٌ أن أَخيبا
I married her relying on nothing but my hope
I married them not without Your inclination-
in you; consider—is it right that I be disappointed?
See if You allow me to be disappointed
وقليلُand a little النوالbounty فيin هذهthis الحاthe state (word begins)
وقليلُ النوال في هذه الحا
لةcompletion of 'the state' مماamong what أراهُI consider it شيئاًsomething عجيباremarkable
لة مما أراهُ شيئاً عجيبا
And a little bounty, in this plight,
And little of attainment in this state
is something I find remarkable.
Is what I see a wondrous thing
وحقيقٌand fitting لماfor what تيسَّرcomes easily أنto يكـbeginning of 'be plentiful'
وحقيقٌ لما تيسَّر أن يكـ
ـثُرَcompletion of 'be plentiful' عندin the eyes of ابنa son of حاجةٍneed ويطيباand be pleasing
ـثُرَ عند ابن حاجةٍ ويطيبا
And what comes easily ought to seem
And true that when ease occurred
plentiful and pleasing to a son of need.
It increased for a needy son and was good
فاغتنمso seize خُطةًan opportunity منحتُكَI have offered you منهاthrough it
فاغتنم خُطةً منحتُكَ منها
مَحْمِلاًa burden هيِّناًlight وحمداًand praise رغيباabundant
مَحْمِلاً هيِّناً وحمداً رغيبا
So seize an opportunity through which I have offered you
So take advantage of a plan I gave You
a light burden and abundant praise.
A gentle, praiseworthy load
ومتىand whenever شئتَyou wish أنto تُعاودَdo it again عاودْdid it again (verb continues)
ومتى شئتَ أن تُعاودَ عاودْ
تَyou (completes the preceding verb) وليسand is not الغريبُthe stranger منكto you غريباa stranger
تَ وليس الغريبُ منك غريبا
And whenever you wish to do it again, you will;
And whenever You wish to repeat, repeat
and to you a stranger is no stranger.
You are not strange to do it again
Sol 6.1