ألاHearken! ياO أيهاyou (vocative) الملكُking المعَلَّىexalted
ألا يا أيها الملكُ المعَلَّى
أَنلنيgrant me منsome of عطاياكyour gifts الجزيلهbountiful
أَنلني من عطاياك الجزيله
Hearken, O exalted king,
O exalted King, pray grant
grant me some of your bountiful gifts.
Your generous gifts to me.
بعبدكyour servant has حُرمةٌa claim to respect والّكرand mentioning it (reading والذِّكر) فحشٌindecency
بعبدك حُرمةٌ والّكر فحشٌ
فلاso do not تُحوِجcompel me إلىto ذكرmention الوسيلهthe grounds of appeal
فلا تُحوِج إلى ذكر الوسيله
Your servant has a claim to respect, and mentioning it is indecent;
For servitude has dignity—begging is base;
so do not force me to state the grounds of my appeal.
Spare me the need to plead my case.
Sol 6.1