وَمَقَالٍ لَوْ مَدَدْتُمْ بَاعَها

وَمَقَالٍ لَوْ مَدَدْتُمْ بَاعَها

لَتَناوَلْتُمْ بِها النّجْمَ جُلُوسا

لَتَناوَلْتُمْ بِها النّجْمَ جُلُوسا

And a discourse—if you stretched its reach,

And frying pans—if you extended their reach,

you would grasp the star with it while seated;

you would grasp the star with them while seated;

وَأَيَادٍ أَطلَقَتْ فِينا النَّدى

وَأَيَادٍ أَطلَقَتْ فِينا النَّدى

بَعْدَ ما كانَ في الأَيدِي حَبيساً

بَعْدَ ما كانَ في الأَيدِي حَبيساً

and hands that set bounty free among us,

and hands that set generosity free among us,

after it had been held captive in hands.

after it had been held captive in hands.