ياO بشيرBashir السعودgood fortune وافىhas arrived محبّa lover
يا بشير السعود وافى محبّ
قدindeed ضناهhas worn him down البعادseparation بعدafter النشاطvigor
قد ضناه البعاد بعد النشاط
O Bashir of good fortune, a lover has arrived.
O announcer of generosity, you loyal friend
Separation has worn him down after a time of vigor.
Whom distance has made us miss after joy
وأتاكمand he came to you ميمماًheading toward لحماto the sanctuary of كمyou (plural suffix)
وأتاكم ميمماً لحما كم
مذsince نشرspread out تمyou (plural verb ending) للفضلfor excellence أزهىmost splendid بساطa carpet
مذ نشر تم للفضل أزهى بساط
And he has come to you, making for your sanctuary,
And to you I have come, aiming for your generosity
Since you laid out the most splendid carpet for excellence.
Since you spread the finest carpet of merit
ومعاليand the loftiest heights of الآمالhopes فيكمon you انيطتwere fastened
ومعالي الآمال فيكم انيطت
ياO مجيداًglorious one للجودfor generosity أبهىmost splendid مناطseat; locus
يا مجيداً للجود أبهى مناط
And the loftiest hopes have been pinned on you.
And hopes of glory in you are entrusted
O glorious one, generosity’s most splendid seat!
O you of splendid generosity, most brilliant aspiration
ماnot تركتI left الأوطانthe homelands إلاexcept لعلميbecause of my knowledge
ما تركت الأوطان إلا لعلمي
كلevery مجدglory فيin عزذunclear; possibly might الجنبthe flank لاطيclinging; sheltering
كل مجد في عزذ الجنب لاطي
I left my homelands only because I knew
I have left homelands only because I know
That every glory shelters in the flank’s might [uncertain reading].
All glory lies in the side of the generous, not the mean
Sol 6.1