بِسَماحِكَwith your generosity المُستَقبَلِforthcoming المُستَدبَرِpast
بِسَماحِكَ المُستَقبَلِ المُستَدبَرِ
وَصَفاءِand the brightness وَجهِكَyour face فيin الزَمانِthe times الأَكدَرِmurkiest
وَصَفاءِ وَجهِكَ في الزَمانِ الأَكدَرِ
With your generosity before me and behind me,
With your generosity, forthcoming and past,
and the radiant serenity of your face in the darkest age,
and your face's brightness in the murkiest times,
أَلقىI face الخُطوبَcalamities فَتَنثَنيso they turn back مَذعورَةًterrified
أَلقى الخُطوبَ فَتَنثَني مَذعورَةً
مِثلَlike السَوامِgrazing herds مَوائِلاًfleeing for refuge مِنfrom قَسوَرِa lion
مِثلَ السَوامِ مَوائِلاً مِن قَسوَرِ
I confront calamities, and they recoil in terror,
I face calamities, and they turn back terrified,
like grazing herds fleeing for refuge from a lion.
like grazing herds fleeing a lion.
نَفسيmy soul فِداؤُكَa ransom for you كَمhow many يَدٍa favor لَكَof yours أَوجَبَتhas made obligatory
نَفسي فِداؤُكَ كَم يَدٍ لَكَ أَوجَبَت
حَملَbearing الثَناءِpraise لِفارِسٍfor a horseman مِنof بُحتُرِBuhtur
حَملَ الثَناءِ لِفارِسٍ مِن بُحتُرِ
My life be your ransom! How many favors of yours have obliged
May my soul be your ransom! How many a favor of yours has obliged
a knight of Buhtur to bear the burden of your praise.
a horseman of Buhtur to bear the burden of praise!
إِنَّindeed الغَمامَthe cloud أَخاكَyour brother جادَgave generously بِمِثلِthe like of ماwhat
إِنَّ الغَمامَ أَخاكَ جادَ بِمِثلِ ما
جادَتgave generously يَداكَyour two hands لَوَif only اَنَّهُthat it لَمdid not يَضرُرِcause harm
جادَت يَداكَ لَوَ اَنَّهُ لَم يَضرُرِ
Indeed, the raincloud—your brother—bestowed the like of what
Indeed, the cloud, your brother, gave as generously as
your two hands bestow, if only it did no harm.
your two hands gave—if only it had caused no harm.
قَدindeed كُدتُI nearly أَغرَقُdrown تَحتَهُbeneath it لَولاwere it not for الصَباthe east wind
قَد كُدتُ أَغرَقُ تَحتَهُ لَولا الصَبا
شالَتlifted بِجانِبِهِits flank وَرَكضُand the gallop الأَشقَرِthe chestnut horse
شالَت بِجانِبِهِ وَرَكضُ الأَشقَرِ
I nearly drowned beneath it, had not the east wind
I nearly drowned beneath it, but for the east wind
lifted one edge of it—and the chestnut horse galloped.
that lifted its flank, and the chestnut horse's gallop.
أَشكوI complain of نَداهُits bounty إِلىto نَداكَyour bounty فَأَشكيand so I find relief
أَشكو نَداهُ إِلى نَداكَ فَأَشكي
مِنfrom صَوبِthe downpour عارِضِهِits raincloud المَطيرِrain-laden بِمِمطَرِwith a rain cloak
مِن صَوبِ عارِضِهِ المَطيرِ بِمِمطَرِ
I complain of its rain-gift to your largesse, and thus bring my grievance
I complain of its bounty to your bounty, and find relief
against its rain-laden cloudbank’s downpour to one who showers gifts.
from its rain-laden cloud's downpour with a rain cloak.
Sol 6.1