أَمَولاناO our lord الأَميرَthe prince وأَنتَand you سَمْحٌgenerous
أَمَولانا الأَميرَ وأَنتَ سَمْحٌ
يُجيبُanswers نَداكَyour bounty مِنfrom قَبْلِbefore النِّداءِthe call
يُجيبُ نَداكَ مِن قَبْلِ النِّداءِ
O our lord the prince, you are generous;
Our prince, you are forgiving
Your bounty answers before the call.
He answers your call before you call
لَقَدْindeed بَرَدَhas grown cold الهواءُthe air عَلَيَّupon me فارحَمْso have mercy
لَقَدْ بَرَدَ الهواءُ عَلَيَّ فارحَمْ
فَماso what حالُthe condition السِّراجِthe lamp (al-Siraj) مَعَwith الهَواءِthe wind
فَما حالُ السِّراجِ مَعَ الهَواءِ
The air has indeed grown cold upon me, so have mercy;
The air has turned cold around me, have mercy
How, then, fares al-Siraj—the lamp—in the wind?
What can a lamp do in the wind?
Sol 6.1