وَماand what لِيَis with me لاnot أُثنيI praise عَلَيكَupon you وَطالَماand for so long
وَما لِيَ لا أُثني عَلَيكَ وَطالَما
وَفَيتَyou kept faith بِعَهديwith my covenant وَالوَفاءُand faithfulness قَليلُis rare
وَفَيتَ بِعَهدي وَالوَفاءُ قَليلُ
And why should I not praise you, when for so long
You have kept faith with me, though faithfulness is rare?
وَأَوعَدتَنيand you threatened me حَتّىuntil إِذاwhen ماemphatic particle مَلَكتَنيyou had me in your power
وَأَوعَدتَني حَتّى إِذا ما مَلَكتَني
صَفَحتَyou pardoned وَصَفحُand pardon المالِكينَthose in power جَميلُis beautiful
صَفَحتَ وَصَفحُ المالِكينَ جَميلُ
And you threatened me until, once you had me in your power,
You pardoned me—and pardon from those in power is beautiful.
Sol 6.1