لَكَyours القَلَمُthe pen الجاريflowing بِبُؤسٍwith misery وَأَنعُمٍand blessings
لَكَ القَلَمُ الجاري بِبُؤسٍ وَأَنعُمٍ
فَمِنهاand among them بَوادٍfirst favors تُرتَجىare hoped for وَعَوائِدُand recurring favors
فَمِنها بَوادٍ تُرتَجى وَعَوائِدُ
Yours is the pen that flows with misery and blessings;
And among them are hoped-for first favors and favors renewed.
إِذاwhen مَلَأَfills القِرطاسَthe page سودُblack سُطورِهِits lines
إِذا مَلَأَ القِرطاسَ سودُ سُطورِهِ
فَتِلكَthen those أُسودٌlions تُتَّقىare feared وَأَساوِدُand black serpents
فَتِلكَ أُسودٌ تُتَّقى وَأَساوِدُ
When its black lines fill the page,
Then they are lions to be feared and black serpents.
فَتِلكَthen those جِنانٌgardens تُجتَنىare gathered ثَمَراتُهاtheir fruits
فَتِلكَ جِنانٌ تُجتَنى ثَمَراتُها
وَيَلقاكَand greets you مِنfrom أَنفاسِهِنَّtheir breaths بِوارِدُcool breezes
وَيَلقاكَ مِن أَنفاسِهِنَّ بِوارِدُ
Then they are gardens whose fruits are gathered,
And cool breezes from their breaths greet you.
وَهُنَّand they بُرودٌstriped cloaks مالَهُنَّthey have no مَناسِجُlooms
وَهُنَّ بُرودٌ مالَهُنَّ مَناسِجُ
وَهُنَّand they عُقودٌnecklaces مالَهُنَّthey have no مَعاقِدُknots
وَهُنَّ عُقودٌ مالَهُنَّ مَعاقِدُ
And they are striped cloaks woven on no looms;
And they are necklaces with no knots;
وَهُنَّand they حَياةٌlife لِلوَلِيِّfor the friend رَضِيَّةٌpleasant
وَهُنَّ حَياةٌ لِلوَلِيِّ رَضِيَّةٌ
وَهُنَّand they حُتوفٌdeaths لِلعَدُوِّfor the enemy رَواصِدُlying in wait
وَهُنَّ حُتوفٌ لِلعَدُوِّ رَواصِدُ
And they are a pleasant life for the friend,
And they are deaths lying in wait for the enemy.
Sol 6.1