وَوَاللهِAnd by God ماnot عارَضْتُI matched جودَكَyour generosity ساعَةًfor a moment
وَوَاللهِ ما عارَضْتُ جودَكَ ساعَةً
بِشِعْريَwith my verse إِلاَّexcept that كانَit was أَشْعَرَmore poetic مِنْthan شِعْريmy verse
بِشِعْريَ إِلاَّ كانَ أَشْعَرَ مِنْ شِعْري
And by God, never for a moment have I matched your generosity
with my verse without its proving more poetic than my verse.
كَأَنَّAs though عَطاياكَyour gifts الجَسيمةimmense أَقْسَمَتْhad sworn
كَأَنَّ عَطاياكَ الجَسيمة أَقْسَمَتْ
بِأَنّيthat I لاnot أَنْفَكُcease to be مُهْتَضَمَdiminished in الشُّكْرِgratitude
بِأَنّي لا أَنْفَكُ مُهْتَضَمَ الشُّكْرِ
As though your immense gifts had sworn
that I should forever fall short in giving thanks.
Sol 6.1