أَقولُI say لِنَفسٍto a soul لاnot يُجادُis freely given بِمِثلِهاwith its like
أَقولُ لِنَفسٍ لا يُجادُ بِمِثلِها
أَلاAh! لَيتَwould that شِعريmy knowledge ماwhat لَهاfor it عِندَwith مالِكِMālik
أَلا لَيتَ شِعري ما لَها عِندَ مالِكِ
I say to a soul whose like is not freely given away:
Ah, would that I knew what is due to it from Mālik!
لَهاfor it عِندُهُwith him أَنthat يَرجِعَreturn اليَومَtoday روحُهاits spirit
لَها عِندُهُ أَن يَرجِعَ اليَومَ روحُها
إِلَيهاto it وَتَنجوand it escape مِنfrom حِذارِdread of المَهالِكِdeadly perils
إِلَيها وَتَنجو مِن حِذارِ المَهالِكِ
Its due from him is that its spirit return today
To it, and that it escape the dread of deadly perils.
وَأَنتَand you اِبنُson of جَبّارَيthe two mighty lords of رَبيعَةَRabiʿah حَلَّقَتsoared
وَأَنتَ اِبنُ جَبّارَي رَبيعَةَ حَلَّقَت
بِكَwith you الشَمسُthe sun فيin الخَضراءِthe green heaven ذاتِpossessing الحَبائِكِwoven paths
بِكَ الشَمسُ في الخَضراءِ ذاتِ الحَبائِكِ
And you are the son of Rabiʿah’s two mighty lords; the sun has soared
With you in the green heaven with its woven paths.
Sol 6.1