قلsay لمنto whoever يحسدكمenvies you all
قل لمن يحسدكم
يضربbeats فيهover it أصدريهhis two sides
يضرب فيه أصدريه
Say to whoever envies you,
beating both his sides over it:
أبصرتsaw عيناهُhis two eyes ماwhat
أبصرت عيناهُ ما
كذّبَهhe disbelieved it عنfrom أذنيهhis two ears
كذّبَه عن أذنيه
His two eyes have seen what
he had disbelieved when his ears heard it.
ورأىand he saw أوسطَthe middle of مجدٍglory
ورأى أوسطَ مجدٍ
قدhad نباrisen عنbeyond طرفيهits two bounds
قد نبا عن طرفيه
And he saw the heart of a glory
that had risen beyond both its bounds.
قالhe said كمhow long ذاthis تفرغونyou pour out
قال كم ذا تفرغون
الشّكرthanks والذّكرand praise عليهupon him
الشّكر والذّكر عليه
He said, 'How long will you keep pouring
thanks and praise upon him?'
قلتI said كلّall الشّكرthe thanks منّاfrom us
قلت كلّ الشّكر منّا
بعضsome آثارtraces يديهhis two hands
بعض آثار يديه
I said, 'All our thanks
are but some traces of his two hands.
فلهfor he has فضلkindness عليناtoward us
فله فضل علينا
وبناand within us شوقlonging إليهfor him
وبنا شوق إليه
For he has shown us kindness,
and we long for him.'
Sol 6.1