صنائعُfavors اللهِof God لاnot نُحصيwe count لهاfor them عَدَداa number
صنائعُ اللهِ لا نُحصي لها عَدَدا
فَنَحْمَدُso we praise اللهGod حَمداًpraise دائماًunceasing أَبداforever
فَنَحْمَدُ الله حَمداً دائماً أَبدا
God's favors—we cannot count their number.
So we praise God with unceasing praise, forever.
كَفَّتْthey held back يدَthe hand الدَّهرِof Time إذwhen مُدَّتwas stretched إلىtoward ملكٍa king
كَفَّتْ يدَ الدَّهرِ إذ مُدَّت إلى ملكٍ
ماnot زالَceased يَبسُطُhe extends بالجَدوىwith bounty إليَّtoward me يَداa hand
ما زالَ يَبسُطُ بالجَدوى إليَّ يَدا
They held back Time's hand when it reached toward a king
who has always extended a hand to me in bounty.
سلامةٌa deliverance لَبِسَdonned المَجدُGlory السُّرورَjoy بهاthrough it
سلامةٌ لَبِسَ المَجدُ السُّرورَ بها
منfrom بعدِafter ماthat حُشِيتْwere filled أحشاؤهits entrails كَمَداwith grief
من بعدِ ما حُشِيتْ أحشاؤه كَمَدا
A deliverance through which Glory donned joy,
after its very entrails had been filled with grief.
قلْsay للعدوِّto the foe الذيwho أخفَىconcealed عَداوتَهhis enmity
قلْ للعدوِّ الذي أخفَى عَداوتَه
وجاءand came يُهديoffering as a gift إليهto him الحَتْفَdeath مُجتَهِداstriving earnestly
وجاء يُهدي إليه الحَتْفَ مُجتَهِدا
Say to the foe who concealed his enmity
and came, striving to offer him death as a gift:
لوhad ساعَدَتْكَfavored you اللَّياليthe nights لمnot تَدعyou leave وَزَراًa refuge
لو ساعَدَتْكَ اللَّيالي لم تَدع وَزَراً
للمكرُماتِfor noble deeds ولمnor تترُكْyou leave لهاfor them عَضُداa supporting arm
للمكرُماتِ ولم تترُكْ لها عَضُدا
Had the nights favored you, you would have left no refuge
for noble deeds, nor left them a supporting arm.
سَمَّhe poisoned الشَّرابَthe drink ليُدنيto bring near الحَتفَdeath منto أسَدٍa lion
سَمَّ الشَّرابَ ليُدني الحَتفَ من أسَدٍ
إذsince لمnot يَنَلْhe reaches بظُباهwith his blade-edges الصَّارمَthe resolute one الأسداthe lion
إذ لم يَنَلْ بظُباه الصَّارمَ الأسدا
He poisoned the drink to bring death near a lion,
since he could not reach the resolute lion with his blades.
فنالَso he partook منهof it كماjust as نالَpartook النبيُّthe Prophet وقدwhile already
فنالَ منه كما نالَ النبيُّ وقد
أخفَواthey concealed لهfor him فيin الشِّواءroasted meat الغدرَtreachery والحَسَداand envy
أخفَوا له في الشِّواء الغدرَ والحَسَدا
So the king partook of it, as the Prophet did, when
they had hidden treachery and envy for him in roasted meat.
يُفْديmay ransom الأميرَthe prince المُرجَّىin whom hope rests مَعشرٌa company of men عَجزُواwere incapable
يُفْدي الأميرَ المُرجَّى مَعشرٌ عَجزُوا
عنof عَقْدِbinding ماwhat حَلَّhe loosed أوor عنof حَلِّloosening ماwhat عَقَداhe bound
عن عَقْدِ ما حَلَّ أو عن حَلِّ ما عَقَدا
May the prince in whom hope rests be ransomed by men unable
to bind what he has loosed, or loose what he has bound.
هيthese are السُّعودُgood fortunes التيwhich كناwe were نؤَمِّلُهاhoping for them
هي السُّعودُ التي كنا نؤَمِّلُها
رَدَّتْthey turned صُروفَthe vicissitudes اللَّياليof the nights عِيشةًa life رَغَداof ease
رَدَّتْ صُروفَ اللَّيالي عِيشةً رَغَدا
These are the good fortunes we had hoped for;
they turned the nights' vicissitudes into a life of ease.
تجدَّدَتwere renewed لكfor you أثوابُthe garments الحياةِof life بهاthrough them
تجدَّدَت لك أثوابُ الحياةِ بها
فَألبَسْso wear برُغْمِin defiance of العِداthe foes أثوابَهاits garments الجُدُداthe new
فَألبَسْ برُغْمِ العِدا أثوابَها الجُدُدا
Life's garments were renewed for you through them;
so wear its new garments, in defiance of the foes.
Sol 6.1