نَداكَyour bounty هُوَit البَحرُthe sea الخِضَمُّvast and deep لآمِلٍfor one who hopes
نَداكَ هُوَ البَحرُ الخِضَمُّ لآمِلٍ
أَلَستَare you not تَراهُyou see it الدَّهرthroughout time يَلفِظُit casts forth بِالدُّرِّwith pearls
أَلَستَ تَراهُ الدَّهر يَلفِظُ بِالدُّرِّ
Your bounty is a boundless sea for everyone who hopes;
Your bounty is the vast, deep sea for one who hopes.
Do you not see it forever casting forth pearls?
Do you not see it forever casting forth pearls?
وَقالواand they said نَدىthe bounty of كَفَّيكَyour two hands سُحبٌclouds هَواطِلٌpouring rain
وَقالوا نَدى كَفَّيكَ سُحبٌ هَواطِلٌ
أَماdid ... not? علِمواthey know أَنَّthat السَحابَthe clouds مِنfrom البَحرِthe sea
أَما علِموا أَنَّ السَحابَ مِن البَحرِ
They said, “The bounty of your hands is rain-laden clouds.”
And they said, “Your two hands’ bounty is clouds pouring rain.”
Did they not know that clouds come from the sea?
Did they not know that the clouds come from the sea?
Sol 6.1