لَبِسْتُI wore مَدائِحيmy praises قَبلَbefore التَّمائِمْthe amulets
لَبِسْتُ مَدائِحي قَبلَ التَّمائِمْ
وَقبلَand before المَدْحِpraise أُرضِعَتِwere suckled المَكارِمْnoble virtues
وَقبلَ المَدْحِ أُرضِعَتِ المَكارِمْ
I wore my praises before amulets,
And before praise, noble virtues were suckled.
وفيand in المَهْدِthe cradle انتَجعْناwe sought bounty مِنكَfrom you كَفّاًa hand
وفي المَهْدِ انتَجعْنا مِنكَ كَفّاً
كَفاناsufficed us مَنُّهاits bounty مِنَنَgifts الغَمائِمْthe rainclouds
كَفانا مَنُّها مِنَنَ الغَمائِمْ
And in the cradle we sought from you a hand
Whose bounty spared us need of the rainclouds’ gifts.
وَهزَّكَand stirred you مَدْحُناour praise منfrom جَانِبيهِits two sides
وَهزَّكَ مَدْحُنا من جَانِبيهِ
فَلَمْso did not تَكُyou be عَنregarding جَوارِحِناour limbs بِنائِمْasleep
فَلَمْ تَكُ عَن جَوارِحِنا بِنائِمْ
And our praise stirred you from both its sides,
So you did not slumber, heedless of our limbs.
وَقَّبلْناand we kissed يَمِينَكَyour right hand ثُمَّthen لِمْwhy لاnot
وَقَّبلْنا يَمِينَكَ ثُمَّ لِمْ لا
تُقَبَّلُbe kissed وَهْيَwhile it is قِبلَةُthe direction of prayer كلevery لاثِمْkisser
تُقَبَّلُ وَهْيَ قِبلَةُ كل لاثِمْ
And we kissed your right hand—then why should it not
be kissed, when it is the qibla of every kisser?
Sol 6.1