ياO سَيِّداًa master غَمَرَflooded الوُجُودَexistence بِجُودِهِwith his generosity
يا سَيِّداً غَمَرَ الوُجُودَ بِجُودِهِ
فَقَضاهُso it repaid him بَعْضَsome of الحَمْدِpraise كُلُّevery لِسانِtongue
فَقَضاهُ بَعْضَ الحَمْدِ كُلُّ لِسانِ
O master who flooded existence with his generosity,
so every tongue repaid him with a share of praise.
تُنْمَىis ascribed إِلىto رَجَبٍRajab عُلاكَyour eminence تَفَرُّداًin uniqueness
تُنْمَى إِلى رَجَبٍ عُلاكَ تَفَرُّداً
وَحُلاكَand your graces طِيبَsweetness of شَذىًfragrance إلىto نِيسانِNisan
وَحُلاكَ طِيبَ شَذىً إلى نِيسانِ
Your eminence, in its uniqueness, is ascribed to Rajab,
and your graces, in their sweet fragrance, to Nisan.
أنْتَyou الحُسَامُthe keen sword لِيُنْتَضَىso it may be unsheathed مِنْfrom غمْدِهِits sheath
أنْتَ الحُسَامُ لِيُنْتَضَى مِنْ غمْدِهِ
فَيَقُطَّand then sever هَامَةَthe head of كَافِرِone ungrateful for الإِحْسَانِkindness
فَيَقُطَّ هَامَةَ كَافِرِ الإِحْسَانِ
You are the keen sword, to be drawn from its sheath
and sever the head of one ungrateful for kindness.
تاللَّهِby God أسْنَاهاthe most radiant of them يَداًa favor مَنْسِيَّةًforgotten
تاللَّهِ أسْنَاها يَداً مَنْسِيَّةً
يَوْمِيmy present day وفِيand in أَمْسِيmy yesterday أَبَتْit refused نِسْيانِيto forget me
يَوْمِي وفِي أَمْسِي أَبَتْ نِسْيانِي
By God, the most radiant of favors lies forgotten
today, though yesterday it refused to forget me.
مَاwhat ضَرَّهاharmed it أنْthat لَمْnot تَكُنْit was جَفْنِيَّةًJafnid
مَا ضَرَّها أنْ لَمْ تَكُنْ جَفْنِيَّةً
لَوْif كُنْتُI were فيin الإِحْسَانِexcellence مِنْof the kind of حَسَّانِHassān
لَوْ كُنْتُ في الإِحْسَانِ مِنْ حَسَّانِ
What harm would it suffer from not being Jafnid,
if I were a Hassān in excellence?
Sol 6.1