بَعَثتَyou sent إِلَيَّto me بِأُضحِيَّةٍwith a sacrificial animal
بَعَثتَ إِلَيَّ بِأُضحِيَّةٍ
وَكُنتَand you were حَرِيّاًworthy بِأَنto تَفعَلاdo so
وَكُنتَ حَرِيّاً بِأَن تَفعَلا
You sent me a sacrificial animal,
and it was fitting that you should do so.
وَلَكِنَّهاbut it خَرَجَتturned out غَثَّةًscrawny
وَلَكِنَّها خَرَجَت غَثَّةً
كَأَنَّكَas though you أَرعَيتَهاhad made it graze حَرمَلاSyrian rue
كَأَنَّكَ أَرعَيتَها حَرمَلا
But it turned out to be scrawny,
as though you had made it graze on Syrian rue.
فَإِنso if قَبِلَaccepts اللَهُGod قُربانَهاits sacrifice
فَإِن قَبِلَ اللَهُ قُربانَها
فَسُبحانَthen glory be to رَبِّكَyour Lord ماhow أَعدَلاjust He is!
فَسُبحانَ رَبِّكَ ما أَعدَلا
So if God accepts it as an offering,
then glory be to your Lord—how just He is!
Sol 6.1