أَغنَيتَyou brought relief عَنّيfor me غَناءَthe aid of الماءِwater فيin الشَرقِchoking
أَغنَيتَ عَنّي غَناءَ الماءِ في الشَرقِ
وَكُنتَand you were مُنشِئَthe bringer of وَبلِthe downpour of العارِضِthe rain cloud الغَدِقِrain-laden
وَكُنتَ مُنشِئَ وَبلِ العارِضِ الغَدِقِ
You came to my aid as water aids one choking,
and you brought forth the downpour of a rain-laden cloud.
جَدَّدتَyou renewed ليfor me أَمَلاًa hope كانَتwere رَواتِعُهُits grazers
جَدَّدتَ لي أَمَلاً كانَت رَواتِعُهُ
عَواكِفاًlingering قَبلَهاbefore it فيin مَطلَبٍa pursuit خَلِقِworn-out
عَواكِفاً قَبلَها في مَطلَبٍ خَلِقِ
You renewed for me a hope whose grazers had been
lingering before this in a worn-out pursuit.
لَوif كانَwere خيمُthe nature of أَبيAbu (father of) يَعقوبَYa‘qub فيin حَجَرٍa stone
لَو كانَ خيمُ أَبي يَعقوبَ في حَجَرٍ
صَلدٍhard لَفاضَthen it would overflow بِماءٍwith water مِنهُfrom it مُنبَعِقِgushing
صَلدٍ لَفاضَ بِماءٍ مِنهُ مُنبَعِقِ
If Abu Ya‘qub’s nature were in a stone—
a hard stone—it would overflow with water gushing from it.
ماthere is not مِنany جَميلٍbeautiful thing مِنَof الدُنياthe world وَلاnor حَسَنٍgood thing
ما مِن جَميلٍ مِنَ الدُنيا وَلا حَسَنٍ
إِلّاexcept وَأَكثَرُهُand most of it فيin ذَلِكَthat الخُلُقِcharacter
إِلّا وَأَكثَرُهُ في ذَلِكَ الخُلُقِ
There is nothing beautiful in this world, nor anything good,
that does not have its greater share in that character.
ياO مِنَّةًa favor لَكَof yours لَولاwere it not for ماthat which أُخَفِّفُهاI lighten it
يا مِنَّةً لَكَ لَولا ما أُخَفِّفُها
بِهِwith it مِنَof الشُكرِgratitude لَمnot تُحمَلbe borne وَلَمand not تُطَقِbe endured
بِهِ مِنَ الشُكرِ لَم تُحمَل وَلَم تُطَقِ
What a favor from you! Were I not to lighten it
with gratitude, it could neither be borne nor endured.
بِاللَهِwith God’s help أَدفَعُI ward off عَنّيfrom me حَقَّthe claim of فادِحِهاits crushing weight
بِاللَهِ أَدفَعُ عَنّي حَقَّ فادِحِها
فَإِنَّنيfor indeed I خائِفٌfearful مِنهاof it عَلىfor عُنُقيmy neck
فَإِنَّني خائِفٌ مِنها عَلى عُنُقي
With God’s help I ward off the claim of its crushing weight,
for I fear for my neck because of it.
Sol 6.1