إِنif توطَنيyou make your home in العَجزَhelplessness فَحَزمىthen my resolve عِنديis with me
إِن توطَني العَجزَ فَحَزمى عِندي
قَدmay يَطرُقُcome by night to المَوتُdeath حَليفَthe companion of الرَقدِsleep
قَد يَطرُقُ المَوتُ حَليفَ الرَقدِ
If you make helplessness your home, my resolve remains with me.
Death may come by night to one wedded to sleep.
وَالرِزقُand sustenance حَتمٌis ordained وَهُوَand it حِلفُis the ally of الجُهدِeffort
وَالرِزقُ حَتمٌ وَهُوَ حِلفُ الجُهدِ
وَالطَلبِand seeking المُسَبِّبِthat supplies the means المُؤَدّيthat yields results
وَالطَلبِ المُسَبِّبِ المُؤَدّي
And sustenance is ordained, yet it is allied to effort,
And to seeking that supplies the means and yields results.
وَالدَلوُand the bucket لاdoes not يَجيreach حِياضَthe pools of الوِردِwatering
وَالدَلوُ لا يَجي حِياضَ الوِردِ
إِلّاexcept بِفَتلِby twisting مَرسٍropes وَحَصدِand twisting tightly
إِلّا بِفَتلِ مَرسٍ وَحَصدِ
And the bucket does not reach the watering pools
Except by twisting ropes and winding them tight.
ماnot المالُwealth إِلّاexcept مِقدَحيmy fire-striker وَزَنديand my fire-stick
ما المالُ إِلّا مِقدَحي وَزَندي
وَعَلَليand my repeated draughts مِنَof السُرىnight travel وَوَخديand my swift riding
وَعَلَلي مِنَ السُرى وَوَخدي
Wealth is nothing but my fire-striker and my fire-stick,
And my repeated draughts of night travel and my swift riding
إِلىto حُمَيدٍHumayd مُستَراحِthe haven of الرِفدِbounty
إِلى حُمَيدٍ مُستَراحِ الرِفدِ
مُحرِزِwho has secured إِرثِthe inheritance of الحمدِpraise وَاِسمِand the name of الحَمدِpraise
مُحرِزِ إِرثِ الحمدِ وَاِسمِ الحَمدِ
To Humayd, bounty's haven,
Who has secured praise's heritage and praise's name;
إِلىto الَّذيthe one who سَنَّset the pattern for بِناءَthe building of المَجدِglory
إِلى الَّذي سَنَّ بِناءَ المَجدِ
بِكُلِّin every غَورٍlowland وَبِكُلِّand in every نَجدِhighland
بِكُلِّ غَورٍ وَبِكُلِّ نَجدِ
To him who set the pattern for building glory
In every lowland and every highland.
أَفنَتhave exhausted مَساعيهِhis endeavors حِسابَthe reckoning of العَدِّcounting
أَفنَت مَساعيهِ حِسابَ العَدِّ
لَهُhe has بِكُلِّat every أَكمَةٍhillock وَوَهدِand hollow
لَهُ بِكُلِّ أَكمَةٍ وَوَهدِ
His endeavors have exhausted all reckoning.
He has, on every hillock and in every hollow,
سَحابَةٌa cloud تُغنىthat enriches وَأُخرىand another تُردىthat destroys
سَحابَةٌ تُغنى وَأُخرى تُردى
كَالدَهرِlike Time يَعدوhe assails مَرَّةًat one turn وَيُعديand he lends aid
كَالدَهرِ يَعدو مَرَّةً وَيُعدي
A cloud that enriches, and another that destroys.
Like Time, now he assails, now he lends aid,
وَيَستَحيلُand he becomes مَعلَماًa landmark وَيَهديand he guides
وَيَستَحيلُ مَعلَماً وَيَهدي
And he becomes a landmark and guides the way.
Sol 6.1