جعل الدعاء وظيفة لك والثنا

جعل الدعاء وظيفة لك والثنا

عبد جمعت إلى السناء له السنى

عبد جمعت إلى السناء له السنى

He has made supplication and praise to you his constant task—

Prayer and praise for you he has made his duty—

a servant for whom you joined radiant splendor to high renown.

A servant for whom you joined radiance to high honor.

تفديك مهجة خادم عرفته

تفديك مهجة خادم عرفته

من بعد خيفة فقرة كيف الغنى

من بعد خيفة فقرة كيف الغنى

Your servant’s very soul would ransom you; you taught him,

May a servant's lifeblood ransom you—you showed him,

after the dread of poverty, what riches are.

After the fear of poverty, what wealth is.

أحسنت حتى خلت أنك حالف

أحسنت حتى خلت أنك حالف

أن لا يراك الله إلا محسنا

أن لا يراك الله إلا محسنا

You did good until I thought that you had sworn

You have done good until I thought you had sworn

that God would never see you except doing good.

That God would never see you except doing good.

أعتقتني ولك الولاء فإن أمت

أعتقتني ولك الولاء فإن أمت

فاحجب قبيلي من تباعد أودنا

فاحجب قبيلي من تباعد أودنا

You set me free, and the bond of clientage is yours; so if I die,

You freed me, and yours is the patron's right; so if I die,

then shield my kin from losing the most loving among us.

Then exclude my kin, whoever is distant or near.

وإذا أتاك السائلون وقيل من

وإذا أتاك السائلون وقيل من

مولى فلان من الولاة فقل أنا

مولى فلان من الولاة فقل أنا

And when petitioners come to you and the question is asked, “Who

And when petitioners come to you, and it is asked, 'Who

is so-and-so’s patron among the governors?” then say, “I am.”

Is so-and-so's patron among the governors?' say, 'I am.'

أنهي إليك ولا أغشك أنني

أنهي إليك ولا أغشك أنني

في نعمة قد جاوزت حد المنى

في نعمة قد جاوزت حد المنى

I report to you—and do not deceive you—that I am

I tell you, without deceiving you, that I

amid bounty surpassing the furthest reach of desire,

Enjoy bounty that has surpassed the bounds of wishes.

يا رازقي في حيث قال الناس لي

يا رازقي في حيث قال الناس لي

ما مثل رزقك جائز أن يمكنا

ما مثل رزقك جائز أن يمكنا

O my provider, here where the people have said to me:

O you who provide for me where people said to me,

“It is impossible that provision like yours could ever be secured.”

'A livelihood like yours could never be possible.'

بيني وبين اللاسبية شقة

بيني وبين اللاسبية شقة

منها تقوس عود ظهري وانحنى

منها تقوس عود ظهري وانحنى

Between me and al-Lāsibiyya lies a long, arduous distance;

A long distance lies between me and al-Lasibiyya;

from it, the staff of my back has arched and bent.

It has made the rod of my back curve and bend.

فأعض بها المملوك وراحم عجزه

فأعض بها المملوك وراحم عجزه

غبراء عامرة تسمى مرسنا

غبراء عامرة تسمى مرسنا

So compensate your servant for it, and show mercy to his helplessness,

So compensate the bondservant for it, and pity his weakness,

with a flourishing, dust-brown tract called Marsan.

With a cultivated, dust-colored tract called Marsana.