أَياO اِبنَةَdaughter of عَبدِʿAbd (servant of) اللَهِAllāh (God) وَاِبنَةَand daughter of مالِكٍMālik
أَيا اِبنَةَ عَبدِ اللَهِ وَاِبنَةَ مالِكٍ
وَياand O اِبنَةَdaughter of ذيthe possessor of البُردَينِthe two cloaks وَالفَرَسِand the horse الوَردِreddish
وَيا اِبنَةَ ذي البُردَينِ وَالفَرَسِ الوَردِ
O daughter of ʿAbd Allāh and daughter of Mālik,
O daughter of Abdullah and daughter of Malik
And O daughter of him with the two cloaks and the reddish horse,
And O daughter of the one with the burda and rosy steed
إِذاwhen ماan emphatic particle صَنَعتِyou prepared الزادِthe food فَاِلتَمِسيthen seek لَهُfor it
إِذا ما صَنَعتِ الزادِ فَاِلتَمِسي لَهُ
أَكيلاًa fellow diner فَإِنّيfor indeed I لَستُI am not آكِلَهُeating it وَحديby myself
أَكيلاً فَإِنّي لَستُ آكِلَهُ وَحدي
When you prepare the food, seek for it
When you prepare provisions, seek for it a companion
A fellow diner, for I do not eat it alone—
For I do not eat it alone
أَخاًa brother طارِقاًvisiting by night أَوor جارَa neighbor of بَيتٍa house فَإِنَّنيfor indeed I
أَخاً طارِقاً أَو جارَ بَيتٍ فَإِنَّني
أَخافُI fear مَذَمّاتِreproaches الأَحاديثِthe tales مِنfrom بَعديafter me
أَخافُ مَذَمّاتِ الأَحاديثِ مِن بَعدي
A brother visiting by night, or a next-door neighbor, for I
A visiting brother or a neighbor in the house, for I
Fear reproach in the tales told after I am gone.
Fear the reproaches of gossip afterwards
وَإِنّيand indeed I لَعَبدُsurely a servant of الضَيفِthe guest ماas long as دامَhe remains ثاوِياًstaying
وَإِنّي لَعَبدُ الضَيفِ ما دامَ ثاوِياً
وَماand not فيَّin me إِلّاexcept تِلكَthat مِنof شيمَةِthe character العَبدِthe slave
وَما فيَّ إِلّا تِلكَ مِن شيمَةِ العَبدِ
And I am indeed the guest’s servant for as long as he stays,
And I am a servant to the guest as long as he lingers
And that is the only trait of a slave in me.
And there is nothing in me but those traits of a servant
Sol 6.1