ليfor me مِنfrom أَبِيكَyour father سَقَاهُmay he water him الغَيْثُthe rain مَاطِرَهُits sender
لي مِن أَبِيكَ سَقَاهُ الغَيْثُ مَاطِرَهُ
مَكارِمٌkindnesses لَسْتُI do not أَنْسَاهَاforget them إلىunto الأَبَدِeternity
مَكارِمٌ لَسْتُ أَنْسَاهَا إلى الأَبَدِ
From your father—may the rain-giver water him—I have received
kindnesses I shall never forget, for all eternity.
وَليand I have غَريِمٌan adversary غَداhas become كالذِّئْبِlike the wolf يَخْتُلُنيseeks to catch me unawares
وَلي غَريِمٌ غَدا كالذِّئْبِ يَخْتُلُني
وَمَاand not دَرَىhe knew أَنَّthat خَلْفِيbehind me سَطْوَةَthe might الأسدِof the lion
وَمَا دَرَى أَنَّ خَلْفِي سَطْوَةَ الأسدِ
And I have an adversary who has become like a wolf, seeking to catch me unawares;
and he did not know that behind me stood the might of the lion.
Sol 6.1