قَطَعتَyou traversed البِلادَthe lands فَمِنthen from صاعِدٍone ascending
قَطَعتَ البِلادَ فَمِن صاعِدٍ
بِغَيثِwith the rain النَوالِbounty وَمِنand from هابِطِone descending
بِغَيثِ النَوالِ وَمِن هابِطِ
You traversed the lands, now ascending
with the rain of bounty, now descending.
تَمُدُّyou stretch out عَصاكَyour staff إِلىtoward النابِحاتِthe barking dogs
تَمُدُّ عَصاكَ إِلى النابِحاتِ
فَيُعجَبنَso they are amazed مِنat جَأشِكَyour courage الرابِطِsteadfast
فَيُعجَبنَ مِن جَأشِكَ الرابِطِ
You stretch your staff toward the barking dogs,
so they are amazed at your steadfast courage.
وَتَغبِطُand you envy كُلّاًeveryone عَلىfor ماwhat حَواهُhe has acquired it
وَتَغبِطُ كُلّاً عَلى ما حَواهُ
وَماand not لَكَfor you فيin العَيشِlife مِنany غابِطِone who envies
وَما لَكَ في العَيشِ مِن غابِطِ
And you envy everyone for what he has acquired,
yet no one in life envies you.
وَقَفتَyou stood عَلىat كُلِّevery بابٍdoor رَأَيتَyou saw
وَقَفتَ عَلى كُلِّ بابٍ رَأَيتَ
حَتّىuntil نَهاكَhe forbade you أَبوAbu (father of) ضابِطِDabit
حَتّى نَهاكَ أَبو ضابِطِ
You stood at every door you saw,
until Abu Dabit stopped you.
Sol 6.1