جَعَلَmay make اللَهُGod مَدخَلَthe onset of الصَومِfasting فَوزاًa triumph
جَعَلَ اللَهُ مَدخَلَ الصَومِ فَوزاً
لِحُمَيدٍfor Humayd وَمتعَةًand enjoyment فيin البَقاءِcontinued life
لِحُمَيدٍ وَمتعَةً في البَقاءِ
May God make the onset of fasting a triumph
God made the entrance of fasting a salvation
for Humayd, and a joy in continued life.
For Humaid and a pleasure in survival
فَهوَfor it is شَهرُthe month of الرَبيعِspringtime لِلقُرّاءِfor Qur’an reciters
فَهوَ شَهرُ الرَبيعِ لِلقُرّاءِ
وَفِراقِand parting from النَدمانِthe drinking companion وَالصَهباءِand tawny wine
وَفِراقِ النَدمانِ وَالصَهباءِ
For it is a springtime month for Qur’an reciters,
So it is the month of spring for the reciters
and one of parting from the drinking companion and tawny wine.
And the separation of the regretful and gray haired
وَأَناand I الضَامِنُthe guarantor المَلِيَّsolvent لِمَنfor whoever عاfirst part of “drinks it”
وَأَنا الضَامِنُ المَلِيَّ لِمَن عا
قَرَهاcompletion of “drinks it” مُفطِراًhaving broken his fast بِطولِof a long span of الظَلماءِnighttime darkness
قَرَها مُفطِراً بِطولِ الظَلماءِ
And I, a solvent guarantor, promise whoever drinks
And I am the absolute guarantor for whoever
it after breaking his fast a long stretch of darkness.
Made it long by breaking fast in the darkness
وَكَأَنّيand as though I أَرىsee النَدامىthe drinking companions عَلىin الخَسfirst part of “the abasement”
وَكَأَنّي أَرى النَدامى عَلى الخَس
فِcompletion of “the abasement” يَرجونَhope for صُبحَهُمtheir dawn بِالمَساءِat evening
فِ يَرجونَ صُبحَهُم بِالمَساءِ
And it is as though I see the drinking companions in abasement,
It's as if I see the regretful on the mat
awaiting their dawn at evening.
Hoping for their morning in the evening
قَدalready طَوىended بَعضُهُمsome of them زِيارَةَvisiting بَعضٍothers
قَد طَوى بَعضُهُم زِيارَةَ بَعضٍ
وَاِستَعاضواand they took instead مَصاحِفاًcopies of the Qur’an بِالغِناءِin place of singing
وَاِستَعاضوا مَصاحِفاً بِالغِناءِ
Some have ceased visiting others,
Some of them have folded the visitation of others
and have taken copies of the Qur’an in place of song.
And they substituted songbooks for singing
بِحُمَيدٍthrough Humayd وَأَينَand where is مِثلُthe equal of حُمَيدٍHumayd
بِحُمَيدٍ وَأَينَ مِثلُ حُمَيدٍ
فَخَرَتhas boasted طَيِّىءٌTayy عَلىover الأَحياءِthe tribes
فَخَرَت طَيِّىءٌ عَلى الأَحياءِ
Through Humayd—and where is Humayd’s equal?—
By Humaid, and where is the like of Humaid
Tayy has boasted over the other tribes.
So Tai fell on the living
جودُهُhis bounty أَظهَرَmade manifest السَماحَةَgenerosity فيon الأَرfirst part of “the earth”
جودُهُ أَظهَرَ السَماحَةَ في الأَر
ضِcompletion of “the earth” وَأَغنىand enriched المُقوىthe penniless عَلىdespite الإِقواءِdestitution
ضِ وَأَغنى المُقوى عَلى الإِقواءِ
His bounty has made generosity manifest on earth,
His generosity revealed generosity on earth
and enriched the penniless despite their poverty.
And enriched the devout over the needy
مَلِكٌa king يَأمَلُhope for العِبادُthe people نَداهُhis bounty
مَلِكٌ يَأمَلُ العِبادُ نَداهُ
مِثلَjust like ماthe way يَأمَلونَthey hope for قَطرِrain from السَماءِthe sky
مِثلَ ما يَأمَلونَ قَطرِ السَماءِ
A king whose bounty people hope for,
A king who the servants hope for his gifts
just as they hope for rain from heaven.
Like what they hope for the rain of the sky
صاغَهُfashioned him اللَهُGod مُطعِمَas a feeder of الناسِthe people فيon الأَرfirst part of “the earth”
صاغَهُ اللَهُ مُطعِمَ الناسِ في الأَر
ضِcompletion of “the earth” وَصاغَand fashioned السَحابَthe clouds لِلإِسقاءِto provide water
ضِ وَصاغَ السَحابَ لِلإِسقاءِ
God fashioned him to feed people on earth,
God made him the feeder of people on earth
and fashioned the clouds to provide water.
And made the clouds for irrigation
Sol 6.1