ياO أَيُّهاyou (addressed) المَلِكthe king الَّذيwhose
يا أَيُّها المَلِك الَّذي
كَفّاهhis two hands بخَّلتاhave made seem miserly السَحابْthe clouds
كَفّاه بخَّلتا السَحابْ
O king whose
two hands have made the clouds seem miserly!
أَنعَمتَyou bestowed بالبيضwith the fair-skinned women الكَعاthe budding-breasted maidens (first part)
أَنعَمتَ بالبيض الكَعا
بcompletion of 'budding-breasted maidens' عَليّupon me وَالخَيلand the horses العِرابْpurebred Arabian
ب عَليّ وَالخَيل العِرابْ
You bestowed fair-skinned, budding-breasted maidens
upon me, and purebred Arabian steeds.
وَغدَوتَand you have become تُخشىyou are feared لِلعِقاfor punishment (first part)
وَغدَوتَ تُخشى لِلعِقا
بِcompletion of 'punishment' كماjust as تُرجّىyou are looked to with hope الثَوابْreward
بِ كما تُرجّى الثَوابْ
And you have come to be feared for punishment,
just as you are looked to for reward.
بِرضاكَthrough your favor أُبصِرُI see نائيَfar-off الthe
بِرضاكَ أُبصِرُ نائيَ ال
آلامpains مِنّيfrom me ذاpossessing اِقتِرابْnearness
آلام مِنّي ذا اِقتِرابْ
Through your favor, I see far-off
pains drawing near to me.
وَبطيبand through the sweetness of أَيّاميmy days لَديwith (continued)
وَبطيب أَيّامي لَدي
كَyou عَرفتُI came to know أَيّامَthe days of الشَبابْyouth
كَ عَرفتُ أَيّامَ الشَبابْ
And through the sweetness of my days with
you, I came to know the days of youth.
فَشَكَرتُso I gave thanks for ماwhat أَولَيتَهyou bestowed it
فَشَكَرتُ ما أَولَيتَه
مِنof أَياديكَyour favors العِذابsweet
مِن أَياديكَ العِذاب
So I gave thanks for what you bestowed
of your sweet favors,
بِشَباwith the keen point of سِنانيmy spearhead فيin الطَعاspear-thrusting (first part)
بِشَبا سِناني في الطَعا
نcompletion of 'spear-thrusting' وَحَدّand the edge of سَيفيmy sword فيin الضرابْstriking
ن وَحَدّ سَيفي في الضرابْ
with my spearhead's keen point in thrusting,
and my sword's edge in striking,
وَشَباand the keen edge of لِسانيmy tongue فيin المَحاthe assemblies (first part)
وَشَبا لِساني في المَحا
فِلcompletion of 'assemblies' بِالتَعَثُّرwith stumbling لاnot يُشابْis tainted
فِل بِالتَعَثُّر لا يُشابْ
and my tongue's keen edge in assemblies,
untainted by stumbling.
لاmay you never زِلتَcease تَنتَعِلwear as sandals النُجوthe stars (first part)
لا زِلتَ تَنتَعِل النُجو
مَcompletion of 'stars' وَخَدُّwhile the cheek of قِتلكthe one you slew فيin التُرابْthe dust
مَ وَخَدُّ قِتلك في التُرابْ
May you ever wear the stars as sandals,
while the cheek of the one you slew lies in the dust.
Sol 6.1