ماnot ليI have إِذاwhen نَفسُthe soul of معنىa meaning قُدِّسَتwas hallowed وَسَرَتand flowed
ما لي إِذا نَفسُ معنى قُدِّسَت وَسَرَت
فيin جِسمِthe body of لَفظٍa word مُسَوّىwell-proportioned الخلقِin form مِنany مَثَلِan equal
في جِسمِ لَفظٍ مُسَوّى الخلقِ مِن مَثَلِ
No equal have I when a meaning’s soul is hallowed and flows
Through the body of a word, perfectly formed.
أَنتَyou الَّذيthe one who باهتِvied in glory with الأَرضُthe earth السَماءَheaven بِهِthrough him
أَنتَ الَّذي باهتِ الأَرضُ السَماءَ بِهِ
وَلاand not لَهاit has بِكَagainst you إِنif باهَتكَit vied with you in glory مِنany قِبَلِpower to contend
وَلا لَها بِكَ إِن باهَتكَ مِن قِبَلِ
You are the one through whom earth has vied with heaven in glory,
And it cannot match you, should it vie with you.
أَحومُI circle حَولَaround حِياضٍwatering pools مِنof رِضاكَyour favor وَماand not
أَحومُ حَولَ حِياضٍ مِن رِضاكَ وَما
ليI have بِالوُرودِto reach the water إِذاwhen حُلِّئتُI was driven away مِنany عَمَلِaction
لي بِالوُرودِ إِذا حُلِّئتُ مِن عَمَلِ
I circle around pools of your favor, and there is nothing
I can do to reach the water when I am driven away.
راعواhonor قَديمَlongstanding وَلاءٍallegiance يالَO house of مسلمَةٍMaslama
راعوا قَديمَ وَلاءٍ يالَ مسلمَةٍ
وَماand what اِطَّرَدتُI pursued بِكُمconcerning you فيin المَدحِpraise مِنof مثلِa simile
وَما اِطَّرَدتُ بِكُم في المَدحِ مِن مثلِ
Honor a longstanding allegiance, O house of Maslama,
And the similes I have pursued in praising you.
تَفريrend أَديميmy skin اللَياليthe nights غَيرَwithout مُبقِيَةٍsparing
تَفري أَديمي اللَيالي غَيرَ مُبقِيَةٍ
عَلَيَّtoward me ماwhat لِلياليfor the nights وَيَلهنّwoe to them وَليand for me
عَلَيَّ ما لِليالي وَيَلهنّ وَلي
The nights rend my skin, never sparing
Me—what have the nights, woe to them, to do with me?
وَإِنَّنيand indeed I فيamong مَواليكُمyour retainers كَملككُمlike your kingdom
وَإِنَّني في مَواليكُم كَملككُم
بَينَamong المَمالكِthe kingdoms وَالإِسلامِand Islam فيamong المللِthe religions
بَينَ المَمالكِ وَالإِسلامِ في المللِ
And indeed, among your retainers I am like your kingdom
Among kingdoms, and like Islam among religions.
Sol 6.1