وقانَاmay He protect us اللهُGod فيكَconcerning you مُنىthe wishes of الحسودِthe envious one
وقانَا اللهُ فيكَ مُنى الحسودِ
ودافعَand may He defend عنكyou للكرمِfor the sake of generosity التَّليدِancestral
ودافعَ عنك للكرمِ التَّليدِ
May God shield us from the envier's wishes against you,
And defend you for the sake of ancestral generosity,
ومدَّand may He spread عليكَover you للنَّعماءِfor the sake of bounty ظِلاًّshade
ومدَّ عليكَ للنَّعماءِ ظِلاًّ
فإنَّاfor indeed we منكthrough you فيin ظِلٍّshade مَديدِfar-reaching
فإنَّا منك في ظِلٍّ مَديدِ
And spread shade over you for your bounty,
For through you we dwell in far-reaching shade.
فُصِدْتَyou underwent bloodletting فلاso may no عَراكَbeset you الهمُّworry فيهin it
فُصِدْتَ فلا عَراكَ الهمُّ فيه
ولاnor عُرِّيتَmay you be stripped منof ثَوبِthe robe of السُّعودِgood fortune
ولا عُرِّيتَ من ثَوبِ السُّعودِ
You have been bled—may no worry beset you in this,
Nor may you be stripped of the robe of good fortune.
دَمٌblood ودَّwished المؤمِّلُthe hopeful one لوthat فَداهhe could ransom it
دَمٌ ودَّ المؤمِّلُ لو فَداه
بماءِwith the water of الوجهِthe face أوor بدمِشwith the blood of (apparent typo for بدمِ) الوَريدِthe jugular vein
بماءِ الوجهِ أو بدمِش الوَريدِ
Blood that the hopeful one wished he could ransom
With the water of his face, or the blood of his jugular vein.
وكَفٌّand a hand لوif يكونُthere were لهاfor it كِفاءٌa fitting recompense
وكَفٌّ لو يكونُ لها كِفاءٌ
وَقَيْناهاwe would shield it بديباجِwith the brocade of الخُدودِthe cheeks
وَقَيْناها بديباجِ الخُدودِ
And a hand—if there were a fitting recompense for it—
We would shield it with the brocade of our cheeks,
فكانَso there would be لهاfor it الشِّفاءُhealing بغيرِwithout كَلْمٍa wound
فكانَ لها الشِّفاءُ بغيرِ كَلْمٍ
وكانَand there would be بناupon us مُباشرَةُdirect contact with الحديدِthe iron
وكانَ بنا مُباشرَةُ الحديدِ
So it would be healed without a wound,
While we would bear the iron's touch.
Sol 6.1