ءأَميرَO Commander المُؤمِنينَof the Faithful فَدَتكَmay it ransom you نَفسيmy soul
ءأَميرَ المُؤمِنينَ فَدَتكَ نَفسي
لَقيتَyou found سَلامَةًsafety وَرَبِحتَand you gained أَجراa reward
لَقيتَ سَلامَةً وَرَبِحتَ أَجرا
O Commander of the Faithful, may my soul be your ransom.
You found safety and earned a reward.
وَكانَتand there was فُرصَةٌan opportunity مِنfrom رَيبِthe vicissitudes of دَهرٍtime
وَكانَت فُرصَةٌ مِن رَيبِ دَهرٍ
فَلَمso you did not تَحفِلpay heed بِهاto it جَلَداًwith fortitude وَصَبراand patience
فَلَم تَحفِل بِها جَلَداً وَصَبرا
And an opportunity arose from time’s vicissitudes,
Yet you paid it no heed, with fortitude and patience.
وَلَكِنّيand yet I رَعَيتُI watched النَجمَthe star خَوفاًout of fear
وَلَكِنّي رَعَيتُ النَجمَ خَوفاً
وَأَحزاناًand sorrows أُقاسيهاI endure them وَفِكراand thought
وَأَحزاناً أُقاسيها وَفِكرا
But I watched the star out of fear,
And from sorrows I endure, and troubled thought.
فَكادَso it nearly يَطيرُflies لِلإِشفاقِfrom apprehension قَلبيmy heart
فَكادَ يَطيرُ لِلإِشفاقِ قَلبي
فَضَمَّthen it folded جَناحَهُits wing قَلبيmy heart وَقَرّاand grew still
فَضَمَّ جَناحَهُ قَلبي وَقَرّا
So my heart nearly took flight from apprehension,
Then my heart folded its wing and grew still.
Sol 6.1