تباشرheralded itself النَجحsuccess لَماwhen
تباشر النَجح لَما
رَأَيتI saw وَجهَكyour face طَلقاbeaming
رَأَيت وَجهَك طَلقا
Success heralded itself when
I saw your face beaming.
وَقُلتُand I said هاكَhere, take سُعوداًgood fortunes
وَقُلتُ هاكَ سُعوداً
مِنfrom بَعدِهاafter them لَيسَnot نَشقىwe shall suffer
مِن بَعدِها لَيسَ نَشقى
And I said, “Here are good fortunes,
After which we shall suffer no more.”
فَوَعدfor the promise of غَيركsomeone other than you كذباًfalsehood
فَوَعد غَيرك كذباً
يَلقىis found ووَعدَكَand your promise صِدقاtruth
يَلقى ووَعدَكَ صِدقا
For another’s promise is found false,
But your promise is found true.
ياO مالِكاًpossessor of رقthe bondage of مَدحيmy praise
يا مالِكاً رق مَدحي
دونَto the exclusion of البَريةhumankind حَقاrightfully
دونَ البَرية حَقا
O you who hold my praise in bondage,
Alone among all humankind, by right,
أَثقلتyou have overburdened كاهلthe shoulders of شُكريmy gratitude
أَثقلت كاهل شُكري
رِفقاًgently بِجودِكَwith your generosity رِفقاgently
رِفقاً بِجودِكَ رِفقا
You have overburdened the shoulders of my gratitude—
Gently with your generosity, gently!
Sol 6.1