وَخُذهاand take them عُقوداًnecklaces وَلاand no مِنَّةًfavor implying obligation
وَخُذها عُقوداً وَلا مِنَّةً
إِذاwhen قُلتُI say لِلبَحرِto the sea خُذهاtake them عُقوداnecklaces
إِذا قُلتُ لِلبَحرِ خُذها عُقودا
And take them as necklaces, with no favor claimed.
Take it as gifts, not as favors
When I say to the sea, “Take them as necklaces,”
When I tell the sea to take it as gifts
فَلاso no غَروَwonder وَالدُرُّand the pearls مِنfrom كَفِّهِhis palm اِسfirst fragment of “were obtained”
فَلا غَروَ وَالدُرُّ مِن كَفِّهِ اِس
تفيدَremaining fragment of “were obtained” إِلىto سَمعِهِhis hearing أَنthat يَعوداshould return
تفيدَ إِلى سَمعِهِ أَن يَعودا
no wonder—since the pearls from his palm were
The pearl has no qualms, it overflows from its palm
obtained—that they should return to his ear.
Pouring into its hearing, returning
بَعَثتُI sent إِلَيكَto you بِهاwith them جُنَّةًa shield
بَعَثتُ إِلَيكَ بِها جُنَّةً
بَعَثتُI sent إِلىto المَجدِglory مِنهاfrom them الخُلوداimmortality
بَعَثتُ إِلى المَجدِ مِنها الخُلودا
I sent them to you as a shield;
I send you through it heavens
from them I sent immortality to glory.
I send to glory through it eternity
Sol 6.1