ياO أَباAbu (father of) غانِمٍGhanim غَنِمتَmay you prosper وَلازاand may … never cease (continued)
يا أَبا غانِمٍ غَنِمتَ وَلازا
لتَending of ‘cease’ عِهادُrecurring showers الأَنواءِthe seasonal rains تَسقيwater بِلادَكyour lands
لتَ عِهادُ الأَنواءِ تَسقي بِلادَك
O Abu Ghanim, may you prosper, and may
seasonal showers never cease to water your lands.
أَبهَجَتgladdened زَورَةُthe visit الوَزيرِof the minister أَخِلّاfriends (continued)
أَبهَجَت زَورَةُ الوَزيرِ أَخِلّا
ءَكَyour (completing ‘your friends’) جَمعاًall together وَأَرغَمَتand humbled حُسّادَكyour enviers
ءَكَ جَمعاً وَأَرغَمَت حُسّادَك
The minister’s visit gladdened your friends,
all of them, and humbled your enviers.
لَيتَwould that أَناwe مِثلَlike اِعتِلالِكَyour illness نَعتَلwe fall ill (continued)
لَيتَ أَنا مِثلَ اِعتِلالِكَ نَعتَل
لُending of ‘we fall ill’ عَلىon condition أَنthat يَعودَناvisit us مَنthe one who عادَكvisited you
لُ عَلى أَن يَعودَنا مَن عادَك
Would that we might fall ill as you have,
provided that the one who visited you would visit us.
Sol 6.1